SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA—
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., 7859 U.S. 177, SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA 73086 on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was descending a ladder after nailing a curtain on a chicken house. The ladder became dislodged and both the ladder and the employee impacted the ground. The employee sustained a fractured and dislocated left shoulder and a fractured left rib.
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CHASE, KANSAS—
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An employee was doing housekeeping work inside a chicken house. The employee missed a step onto a walkway near the exit, fell into an 8-foot-deep pit, and landed on its concrete floor. The employee suffered a leg fracture above the ankle, as well as a chin laceration.
BOLING, TEXAS—
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
An employee was hospitalized after he was found lying on a warehouse floor, bleeding from his nose and right ear. The employee sustained a depressed skull fracture on the right side of his head, multiple dislocated cervical fractures, a laceration to his right ear, a fracture to his right scapula tip, and wedge compression fractures to his T2 and T4 vertebrae.
HOBOKEN, GEORGIA—
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor belt when their fingers became caught in a drive chain. The employee sustained an amputation of the right index fingertip.
MARION, TEXAS—
Cal-Maine Foods Inc.
A maintenance employee was repairing a torn belt on a belt conveyor and contacted an energized wire. The employee sustained burn injuries from electric shock and was hospitalized.
LAKE CITY, FLORIDA—
Cal Maine Foods, Inc.
An employee was repairing a water pump on a lawn mower. He replaced the water pump and thermometer and then went to test drive it. The mower started running hot, so he brought it back to the shop and opened the hood on the mower. The radiator overflowed the bottle, the lid blew off, and hot coolant sprayed the employee's face, eyes, and neck. The employee was hospitalized for burns.
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