Pitman Farms: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 29, 2021 (fatal): Employee with covid-19 infection dies

An employee was working at a poultry processing facility when she contracted COVID-19, was hospitalized and died on January 29, 2021 due to COVID-19 complications of her infection.

Incident on Mar 12, 2017: Employee trips over water line and fractures left ankle

At 2:30 p.m. on March 12, 2017, an employee was taking down the brooder fence in the chicken house. Water and food lines were installed within the house about knee level height and the employee tripped over the water line. The employee broke their left ankle when he fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Oct 17, 2016: Employee's leg is crushed by electric pallet jack during wor

At 8:15 a.m. on October 17, 2016, an employee's shift had just started. As the employee was waiting outside of her work area by a double door entry way of a grinding room to warn coworkers that there was a piece of equipment out of service and not to enter the area, she was struck by an electric pallet jack. The electric pallet jack was being operated by a coworker that had stopped the vehicle to talk with the employee. However, when the coworker stopped the pallet jack and dismounted it, the brake was not set. While talking, the pallet jack rolled forward and pinned the employee's right leg against a concrete wall. The employee sustained a contusion and crushing injury to her right ankle, and she was hospitalized.