SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA—
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., 1400 North Weber Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57103 on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving empty boxes from a storage area while a pallet jack was loading a tote onto a tote scale. The pallet jack pinched the employee's leg between the tote and an angle iron mounted to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and ankle.
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