OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221481492

TYSON FOODS, INC.

GRANNIS, AR— 2022-07-24T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Water Hose
NAICS: 311615
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346100571
Employer profile: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221481492
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on July 24, 2022, an employee was cleaning the top rail of the evisceration line. The employee used a 10-foot Louisville ladder to perform the task. The employee was using a water hose with nozzle to clean the line. The employee fell from the ladder and hit the ground below. The employee was killed due to severe head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 F

Event type
5

Occupation code
453

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