NEWMAN, ILLINOIS—
Effingham Equity
Nonroadway noncollision incident n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Effingham Equity, 1202 N County Rd 2250 E, NEWMAN, ILLINOIS 61942 on — Fractures , affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
On December 2, 2024, an employee was operating a self-propelled applicator vehicle in a customer's field when they hit a sinkhole. The spring-loaded seat propelled the employee up, causing him to strike his head on the roof of the cab. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to their lower spine.
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CHRISMAN, ILLINOIS—
Effingham Equity
An employee was standing on top of a bulk feed semi trailer transferring feed from one trailer to another. The employee lost balance and fell to the driveway. The employee sustained lacerations to the head, non-surgical fractures of the T-11 and T-12 vertebrae, and a torn rotator cuff. The employee was hospitalized.
EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS—
Effingham Equity
An employee was servicing an airlock machine when it amputated his left index, middle, and ring fingertips.
BARTELSO, ILLINOIS—
Effingham Equity
An Effingham Equity employee was delivering bulk feed to a customer. He had to climb a bulk feed bin to open the lid. While he was climbing the ladder, a rung broke, causing him to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken ankle.
LOVINGTON, ILLINOIS—
Effingham Equity
At 4:45 p.m. on October 4, 2018, an employee was using a self-propelled fertilizer spreader to spread dry fertilizer on a customer's farm. He struck a washout in the field, and the spreader's air-ride seat bottomed out. He suffered a compression fracture of his lumbar spine and was hospitalized.
MARSHALL, ILLINOIS—
Effingham Equity
On April 15, 2015, an employee was loading a tank with anhydrous ammonia. He stumbled, which caused the valve to open slightly and release vapor that came in contact with the employee's face. He immediately washed his face and rinsed his mouth and was later hospitalized.
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