Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Baskin Livestock, 9715 CREEK RD, BATAVIA, NEW YORK 14020
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a vertical mast skid steer loader as he was moving bags of corn from the calf barn to a collection site. The employee unloaded the bags of corn when the attached forks, which were extended up, detached from the loader. As the forks swung downward, the force caused the forks to crash through the operator's front cab door and into the employee's legs. The employee sustained two broken legs and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Vehicle and machine front attachments
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