OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY—
Owensboro Grain Company
Fall on water vehicle · Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Owensboro Grain Company, 822 E 2ND STREET, OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY 42303 on — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was getting the barge ready for a load of soy beans. The employee opened the top door of the grain barge and lost his balance, falling 10 to 14 ft. to the bottom of the barge and resulting in blunt force trauma and multiple broken bones.
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