EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS—
Deere & Company
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Deere & Company, 1100 13th Ave, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61244 on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On June 11, 2021, an employee bumped into an air-actuated cylinder while turning to walk. The employee suffered a contusion and hematoma to the right leg and was hospitalized.
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An employee was operating a low-level order picker in an aisle of a distribution center. The employee was passing a co-worker in the aisle when his order picker struck a storage rack. The employee's left ring fingertip was caught between the equipment tray on the order picker and the storage rack, resulting in an amputation.
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On May 24, 2021, an employee had just moved some empty racks when a fork truck backed into one of the racks. The employee was crushed between the racks and suffered fractures to both legs.
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