Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., 1200 West Russel Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57104
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to load product onto a trailer and was arranging stacks of milk. The hydraulic arm of the dolly loader came forward, pinning his right ankle. The employee sustained a right ankle fracture.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
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