ULYSSES, KANSAS—
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC, 7597 West Road 17, ULYSSES, KANSAS 67880 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was transferring a steer into a trailer from a holding pen. An animal struck a gate panel, which caught the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized, and three fingers were medically amputated.
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ULYSSES, KANSAS—
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC
An employee was removing an irrigation motor for repairs using a telehandler lift when the forks fell off, landing on the employee's foot and causing him to fall on his left side. The employee sustained fractures to his left foot and its five toes, and his left arm.
DALHART, TEXAS—
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC
An employee was working on the top floor of the mill attempting to unplug a cyclone, when he lost balance and fell into the open hatch of the auger. The auger rotated and amputated the employee's lower left leg. At the hospital, the employee's leg above the knee was surgically amputated.
ULYSSES, KANSAS—
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC
An employee was repairing a downspout. The employee's right middle finger was crushed in the downspout hole and amputated.
DALHART, TEXAS—
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC
An employee was walking through the yard toward the shop when he was struck from behind by a feed truck. The employee was hospitalized with seven broken ribs.
YUMA, COLORADO—
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC
An employee was riding a horse while herding cattle when the horse tripped. The employee fell forward into the saddle and then onto the ground, fracturing multiple ribs.
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