COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI—
Allied Universal Security
Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Allied Universal Security, Sanderson Farms, COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI 39428 on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee touched a button to open a gate and received an electrical shock to the hand, requiring hospitalization.
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An employee was exiting his car after his break when his legs gave out and he fell to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to his neck and a spinal injury.
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An employee was walking when they slipped on ice/gravel on the driveway and fell, sustaining five rib fractures and a spinal injury.
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An employee was carrying sanitary supplies to the bathroom when they tripped over a door jam and fell to the floor, resulting in a hip fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was opening a train gate for a rail company. Before the employee could open the gate, the train struck the gate which knocked the employee down and rendered him unconscious. The employee sustained fractures to the skull and right eye socket.
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Allied Universal Security
An employee was standing to the left of a chair with his right foot on the chair leg when he lost his balance and fell to the floor. As a result of striking the floor, the employee broke his left foot.
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