Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Raikes Farm Enterprises, Inc, 481 County Road 8, ASHLAND, NEBRASKA 68003
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was unloading square hay bales from a flatbed trailer. Two bales fell off the trailer and struck the employee resulting in fractured ribs and leg.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Bundles, bales
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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An employee was using a forklift to stack hay bales when some hay bales fell onto the cage. The employee was ejected from the forklift and landed on the ground, resulting in head and neck trauma that required hospitalization.
On June 17, 2023, around 10:00 AM, an employee was directing a customer who was reversing their pickup truck to get hay from a trailer. The customer's vehicle struck the employee's right leg, fracturing the femur.
An employee was clearing brush on a farming property using an excavator. As the employee exited the excavator, they slipped on the excavator track that was wet from the rain. The employee fell and suffered three fractured ribs that required hospitalization.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
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