CHS, Inc

On May 16, 2024, at 3:25 PM, an employee was loading guardrail components onto the forks of a forklift in an outdoor area when he slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left leg that required hospitalization and surgery.

Two employees were riding in a utility task vehicle when a front wheel locked up during a turn. The vehicle turned onto its side, and the employee who was a passenger suffered a broken leg and required surgery.

An employee was pulling wet grain out of a grain vac and came in contact with the air lock (fan blade) resulting in the amputation of two fingertips.

An employee was repairing a tire on a piece of machinery. The employee was attempting to pry rubber back to replace a seal when the prybar slipped and caused the tip of his left index finger to be pinched between the two-piece metal rim, resulting in the amputation of flesh.

An employee was shutting a lift gate on a delivery truck. The employee's fingertip was caught in the gate and was amputated (without bone loss).

An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.

An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.

An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.

An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.

An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.

An employee was opening train car hatches on top of a train. The train was backing up to scan the cars in when the employee's foot became stuck. He was then dragged across two rail cars sustaining a concussion and a toe injury.

On April 12, 2023, an employee was pulling a stack of metal connecting sheets off the forks of a skid steer and stacking them on a trailer. After pulling a stack of 6-7 sheets off, the sheets shifted and the metal edge went into the employee's left middle finger, resulting in an amputation above the top knuckle.

Employees were attaching a new liquid valve to an ammonia nurse tank. The wrench slipped and one employee fell off the side of a truck bed, landing on the ground and suffering a head laceration and spinal cord swelling.

An employee changed the tire and rim of a fertilizer tractor. The tire and rim were then put on the forks of a forklift. The tire and rim fell off the forks onto the employee's lower right leg causing fractures above the ankle.

An employee was inspecting rail cars from the top to ensure they were ready to accept grain for shipment. The rail car moved and he ducked to avoid the grain spout, which snagged his fall protection, causing him to fall into the rail car. His fall protection caught him, but he struck the wall of the car and suffered facial injuries including a potential orbital fracture.

An employee was moving a tensile strength test device with a dolly. The device fell from the dolly onto the employee's right leg, causing a compound fracture.

An employee was walking past a crossover conveyor when a ramp came down and hit them in the back. The employee sustained a broken back vertebra, as well as a concussion, and was hospitalized.

An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.

A skid loader backed over an employee's leg, breaking it.

An employee was walking on a truss table when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated and fractured left ankle.