105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

CHILDRESS, TEXAS—

Farmers Cooperative Gin

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Farmers Cooperative Gin , 850 US Hwy 83 S., CHILDRESS, TEXAS 79201 on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).

Final narrative

On or about February 11, 2015 at 3:20pm an employee suffered a broken left shoulder and hurt his left leg while working in the Press Area. He was caught in between the bag and a cotton bale while trying to put on a bag. The machine turned on automatically and pushed the cotton into the bag.

Hospitalized Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

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