Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Smithfield Foods, Inc., 1400 North Weber Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57103
on , Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was working in the smoked meats department operating a machine that clips and holds the ham before smoking. A tote used to catch bindery emulsion from the machine was full and moved out from under the workstation. The employee later tripped over the tote and fell to the floor, sustaining a left femur fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.