Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Valley Agronomics, LLC, 22657 HWY 30, HANSEN, IDAHO 83334
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a ladder on a fertilizer trailer to adjust a tarp. The tarp flapped in the wind and caused him to fall from the ladder to the ground. He sustained a compound fracture to his left wrist and a fractured heel. One of his injuries required surgery.
An employee was climbing down the fixed ladder on a trailer, missed the last step, and fell approximately 2-3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs.
An employee was stepping up into a front loader and preparing to move a bag of fertilizer. He fell backward, landing on the concrete below and suffering fractured lower back vertebrae and two fractured ribs.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was performing an aeration on a customer's property. The aerator fell from a retaining wall onto the employee, causing fractures and a hematoma on his back.
An employee was on an extension ladder putting up a net on top of a greenhouse. The ladder slipped and the employee was struck by a metal pipe while falling 6-8 feet to the ground, striking their head. The employee hospitalized with a skull fracture/internal bleeding and a spine fracture.
An employee was spraying trees. The employee's right thigh was punctured by a metal plant stake that went into their leg about 12 cm. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was at the top of a set of rolling staircase and cleaning insect screens when they slipped on the stairs and fell to the ground. The employee sustained right and left shoulder dislocations as well as a laceration to their left leg.
An employee was helping to disconnect a pull-behind turf grass mower from the drawbar of a utility tractor when the mower's hitch tongue fell onto their right foot. The employee sustained a fracture and dislocated bones.
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.
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.
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.
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.