OREGON, ILLINOIS—
Prairie Farms Dairy
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Prairie Farms Dairy, 204 N 4th St., OREGON, ILLINOIS 61061 on — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Multiple internal chest locations.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading product from a trailer onto a scissor lift. They stepped backward and fell approximately 5 feet from the scissor lift to the concrete floor, sustaining six broken ribs and a punctured lung.
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