Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137316.015 - Employee is struck by falling salami tree, sustains open fra

Accident Summary Nr: 137316.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1542805.015	07/20/2021		424440	The Hillshire Brands Company

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 8, 2021, an employee working as a General Laborer at The Hillshire Brands Company, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., in San Lorenzo, CA, was pushing a full salami tree weighing approximately 2,000 pounds around a bend on rail system #4 when a bolt on the rail failed due to mechanical fatigue. The failure caused the salami tree to fall about 12 feet and strike the employee's left lower leg. The employee was transported by EMS to Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, CA, where he was hospitalized for 12 days and treated for an open fracture of the proximal and middle tibia.

Keywords: Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Open Fracture, Struck Against, Struck By, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1542805.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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