TETONIA, IDAHO—
Teton Ranch
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Teton Ranch, 1020 E 6300 N, TETONIA, IDAHO 83452 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a riding lawn mower positioned on a jack. The jack failed while the employee was under it cutting and crushing the employee's head. The employee was transported to hospital and admitted for treatment.
Similar incidents · Same event type
AURORA, COLORADO—
Shamrock Foods Company
An employee was going to fill a pallet with items from the warehouse. He was reaching for the handle of the pallet jack but unintentionally grabbed the throttle, causing the pallet jack to move and pin him against another pallet jack. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
BLAIR, NEBRASKA—
DG Distribution Midwest LLC
An employee was loading merchandise onto rolling containers that were on a remote-operated order picker. While reorganizing merchandise to prevent top loading, the employee's wireless control device contacted a container and caused the order picker to move forward. The employee's right ring finger was caught between two containers and was amputated above the first knuckle.
FRISCO, TEXAS—
Manhattan Construction
The injured employee was operating an elevator at a construction site. He went from the tenth floor to the eleventh floor with a plumber and a scissor lift in the elevator. The plumber was using a remote to operate the scissor lift. As the scissor lift was exiting the elevator, a pipe that was on the scissor lift struck the injured employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
Coca Cola Refreshments
An employee was stepping off a pallet jacket when they fell backward. The throttle engaged and the vehicle ran over the employee's right ankle.
SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS—
Bilderback's Auto Parts Inc
An employee was dismantling the engine from a vehicle. The vehicle slid off the loader and struck the employee, pushing him into his toolbox. The employee sustained a broken jaw.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 111191)
LUBBOCK, TEXAS—
PYCO Industries, Inc.
An employee was clearing a jam in a hammer mill located in the lint room when his right hand got caught in the machine, resulting in an injury to the soft tissue of his hand. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS—
PYCO Industries, Inc.
Employees were using a bucket loader to pull a forklift out of mud. The strap being used to pull the forklift snapped, and a hook on it struck one employee's left shin, causing an open fracture.
DESTREHAN, LOUISIANA—
Bunge North Amercia Inc.
An employee was repositioning a 55-gallon oil drum when his left little finger was caught between the drum and the enclosed belt conveyor frame. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
WINFIELD, KANSAS—
Valley Cooperative
An employee stepped into the floor auger of a grain bin, resulting in the amputation of some toes. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS—
Plains Yazoo Cotton Oil
An employee was working on a delinting machine when a newly added belt caused the machine to begin wobbling. The employee turned off the machine and tried to remove the belt, which caught and broke the employee's right ring finger.
More severe injuries in IDAHO
KIMBERLY, IDAHO—
Mondelez Global LLC
An employee tripped over a bin and fell to the floor. She landed on her hip and braced herself with her arm, resulting in a fractured hip and wrist.
JEROME, IDAHO—
Milk Specialties Global
An employee was diagnosing the lack of flow of product to a powder bin. The employee removed the rotary star valve below the bin. While he was reinstalling the valve, his right middle finger was crushed between its shaft and its housing. The finger was partially amputated.
CALDWELL, IDAHO—
UPSON COMPANY
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
KUNA, IDAHO—
Cupertino Electric, Inc.
An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.
POST FALLS, IDAHO—
STEEL STRUCTURES AMERICA INC
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.