Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, 19740 US Highway 90 West, LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32060
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was in a poultry pen when he slipped and fell onto his back, resulting in a back injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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