Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Archer Daniels Midland Company, 1388 North Dakota 97, VELVA, NORTH DAKOTA 58790
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
On August 7, 2022, at about 12:30 PM, an employee was working to open a gate at the bottom of a railcar when they were struck in the face with a metal prybar. This resulted in a laceration below the right eye, and an injury to the right eye that required surgery and hospitalization.
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