Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADM, 17700 South T Highway, DEERFIELD, MISSOURI 64741
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
While stepping from one railcar to another, an employee fell between the cars. The employee's fall protection cable caught the employee, but was then cut by the railcar. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken right femur, bruising to the hips, and scrapes and cuts.
An employer was caught in a conveyor, suffering an amputation 4 inches below his right elbow. The conveyor was guarded with a gate at the time of the incident.
An employee was using a floor-mount drill press to drill holes in aluminum plates when his left thumb and a left finger became tangled in the press, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
While climbing a 17-foot fixed ladder, an employee lost grip of the ladder and fell approximately 10 feet to the surface below. The employee suffered a fractured left ankle and elbow, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a satellite dish on a roof when they fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was setting a 5-foot pry bar into a precast concrete slab and stood on the end of the pry bar to move the slab into place. The pry bar slipped out causing the employee to fall backward 15.5 feet to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was on a trailer securing a load of logs when they fell approximately 9-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained brain hemorrhaging and lacerations to the thigh and above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was on an elevated platform, loading cargo containers onto an aircraft. As he was trying to adjust the platform and/or move bags, he lost his balance and fell from the platform to the ground 10-12 feet below. He suffered broken ribs, a broken wrist, and a dislocated hip.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311211)
An employee was walking into the motor control center (MCC) room when his right ring finger was caught in the hinge of a doorway. He sustained an open phalanx fracture, which resulted in a partial amputation above the first knuckle.
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An employee was climbing an A-frame ladder to adjust an exhaust pipe on the wall to let the heat out. The employee fell 4-5 feet and injured his right tibia and ankle.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.