Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pilgrims Pride , 920 Queens City Parkway , GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30501
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was reversing a truck down a road after offloading cargo when the truck wheels fell off into a ditch, causing the truck to overturn. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade, and a bruised lung.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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