Struck by door, gate, window · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JBS Live Pork, LLC, 14500 Highway D, HOUSTONIA, MISSOURI 65333
on — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
A mature sow in the gestation barn struck a gate and the gate swung around, striking an employee's right ankle and causing a crush injury.
An employee was installing a crate divider when her finger got caught between the guide and the divider. She suffered an amputation to the left middle fingertip.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
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.
A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was taking out the trash through the storeroom door when the storeroom door closed on their left index finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 112210)
An employee was holding a barn door open while putting a tool away. The door shut on the employee's right hand, causing a partial amputation to the little finger.
An employee was using a bolting device to euthanize pigs when he slipped and fell. The bolting device pierced his pelvic area and the employee's femur was fractured. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was moving a dead animal using a removal cart. While transporting the animal, the cart tipped over and landed on the employee, resulting in a tibia fracture.
An employee was helping remove a dead animal from a barn. A truck was backing up to the barn to retrieve the body, and its lift platform pinned the employee's leg against the barn. The leg was severely lacerated and the employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was using a gas-powered power washer in a hog barn when they became drowsy and incoherent. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure from the exhaust emissions.
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.