SHADY DALE, GEORGIA—
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., 220 Southern Empire Rd, SHADY DALE, GEORGIA 31085 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
Employee 1 was operating a ride-on pallet jack. They turned left into another aisle and struck a ride-on pallet jack being operated by employee 2. Employee 1 sustained a laceration to their right heel.
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