GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
JBS Packerland
Moving in same direction, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at JBS Packerland, 1330 Lime Kiln Road, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54311 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On February 25, 2018, an employee was operating a standup forklift and was following another standup forklift. When the first forklift slowed at an intersection, the injured employee's forklift collided with the first forklift. The forklift tine entered the operator's station and struck the injured employee's right foot resulting in a fracture requiring surgery and hospitalization.
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