Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Foods Group, LLC, 1000 Cattle Drive, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempted to cross over a gap from one elevated work platform to another when he fell approximately 6 feet to the floor, fracturing his left tibia. The platform was unguarded and fall protection was not worn at the time.
An employee was pulling a hide off a carcass when the drum moved in the opposite direction, putting more weight on the hooks. This caused the carcass to fall off the hooks and strike the employee in the head and neck area, resulting in bulging neck discs.
An employee was adding a dry powder cleaning agent to a trolly wash tank when the mix reacted aggressively with the water and flashed onto the employee, causing third degree burns to the face and body.
An employee was picking up a car from a fenced-in area when they became locked inside. The employee climbed the 7-foot fence, jumped off onto the concrete surface, and sustained bilateral ankle fractures.
An employee was descending an extension ladder that was set up on a cable strand at approximately 18 feet. When the employee was about halfway down, the ladder started to shift to the left and the employee jumped off the ladder to the right. The employee landed on a concrete sidewalk and their right ankle was fractured.
An employee was practicing an acrobatic act and jumping from one swing to another when she fell approximately 10 feet to the wood floor below, resulting in a lower lumbar fracture. Fall mats were in place at the time of the incident, but the employee fell outside of the mats.
A driver was inspecting an empty container for damage. While the driver was inside the container, a stacker operator started lifting the container, which was still attached to the chassis with four twist locks. The driver, upon feeling movement, jumped approximately 6 feet out of the container onto the concrete ground and broke his heel in two places.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a de-clipping machine to cut the metal clips off of sausage sticks. As the employee put a link of sausages into the machine, their hand slipped into the point of operation. A piston pinched the employee's left index finger, causing a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a small tabletop grinder in a food safety quality assurance lab. She was stuffing meat down the grinder's chute when the grinder caught her right hand. Its auger caused an amputation to her middle finger and a partial amputation to her index finger.
A maintenance employee was removing an inspection plate from an industrial cooker. Hot liquid spilled onto him and burned his hands, arms, and torso area. He was hospitalized.
An employee was moving a tensile strength test device with a dolly. The device fell from the dolly onto the employee's right leg, causing a compound fracture.
An employee was walking past a crossover conveyor when a ramp came down and hit them in the back. The employee sustained a broken back vertebra, as well as a concussion, and was hospitalized.
An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.
An employee was walking on a truss table when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated and fractured left ankle.