Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Monsanto Company, 14901 Asgrow Road, FARMER CITY, ILLINOIS 61842
on — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a grader drum with compressed air. His arm was caught and injured between the drum and the equipment's frame. He was hospitalized to treat a muscle injury.
An employee was propping a door open to sign for a mail delivery. As the employee was standing against the door, the door moved and pinched the employee's hand. The employee quickly pulled the hand away from the door, which resulted in a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.
On July 25, 2017, at 3:15 p.m., an employee was attempting to clear a jam from the main line bagger when the employee's right thumb was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating it at the first joint.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 111150)
An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.
An employee was adjusting a rubber drive band on a tractor when the band shifted and pinched their finger against a rotating part. The top of the finger was amputated.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.