HANSEN, IDAHO—
Valley Agronomics LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Valley Agronomics LLC, 22657 US-30, HANSEN, IDAHO 83334 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was stepping up into a front loader and preparing to move a bag of fertilizer. He fell backward, landing on the concrete below and suffering fractured lower back vertebrae and two fractured ribs.
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PAUL, IDAHO—
Valley Agronomics LLC
An employee was climbing down the fixed ladder on a trailer, missed the last step, and fell approximately 2-3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs.
HANSEN, IDAHO—
Valley Agronomics, LLC
An employee was climbing a ladder on a fertilizer trailer to adjust a tarp. The tarp flapped in the wind and caused him to fall from the ladder to the ground. He sustained a compound fracture to his left wrist and a fractured heel. One of his injuries required surgery.
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