SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—
AgReserves, Inc.
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AgReserves, Inc., 79 South Main Street, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was sorting cows for processing. The employee had just grabbed a metal gate to shut it when a cow bumped into the gate. The employee's right middle finger was crushed between the gate handle and the channel iron on the post. The fingertip (including about 3 millimeters of bone) was medically amputated.
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WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA—
AgReserves, Inc.
An employee was loading a telehandler onto a trailer and the right wheels were misaligned with the trailer, causing the telehandler to tip and fall to the right. The employee went to exit the telehandler as it fell, striking his head on the cage and frame of the telehandler. The employee sustained a concussion, a head laceration, and fractured vertebrae.
WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA—
AgReserves, Inc.
An employee was roping cattle when a horse stepped on them, resulting in a collapsed lung.
OAKWOOD, TEXAS—
AgReserves, Inc.
An employee was on a horse performing ranch work when the horse went into a ditch and fell over on the employee. They suffered hip and leg injuries.
SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA—
AgReserves, Inc.
An employee was moving cattle on horseback. While he was cutting a bull from the herd, his horse spooked and began to buck. He was thrown from the horse to the ground, suffering a broken left fibula and ankle.
SATANTA, KANSAS—
Agreserves Inc
An employee was roping a steer from horseback. The steer ran in front of the employee's horse, which tripped and fell. The employee's right leg was pinned between the horse and the hard-packed ground. The employee suffered a broken fibula and broken metacarpals.
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