Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TYSON FOODS, INC., 5322 South Park Drive, BROKEN BOW, OKLAHOMA 74728
on — Fractures , affecting the Upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder when a pallet jack knocked the ladder over. The employee fell to the floor and fractured their humerus.
Hospitalized Upper arm(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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