Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Champion Feeders, LLC., RR1 Box 53, HOOKER, OKLAHOMA 73945
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was riding a four-wheeler while moving cattle into another pen when they were thrown off the vehicle and landed on the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their upper arm, pelvis, and right leg.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
An employee was moving a stand-up powered industrial truck from a warehouse to a service area. During a turn on a slight decline, the vehicle's steering chain broke and the vehicle spun. The employee fell off the vehicle and landed on his right knee, breaking his fibula.
Two employees were operating a paving machine at approximately 1 mile per hour. The paver made a sudden turn, that threw the injured employee off balance. He reached for the handhold next to him and missed, falling 6 inches off the platform to the ground. The adjustable handle for the wing on the paving machine went between his left-hand fingers with the full weight of his body. The employee suffered a closed fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in his hand.
An employee had just arrived to work and was driving a tug to the gatehouse. The tug ran over chocks while exiting the inbound area, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He was hospitalized with four fractured ribs.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 112112)
An employee was on horseback in a pasture checking on the health of calves. The employee roped a calf when their right-hand fingers got caught in the rope, resulting in amputations of three fingers at the top knuckles that required hospitalization.
An employee was making rounds to the barns to take care of cattle. The employee was stepping out of a van and the sliding door closed on their little finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
A pen rider was moving cattle and they were after an animal. When the animal changed direction, the horse also turned and then tripped and fell. The employee fell with the horse and sustained a dislocated left shoulder, a fractured right thumb, and a fracture above the eye.
An employee transferred a supplement from one tank to another and then took a step backward to begin cleaning the receiving auger. His right foot broke through the grate above the auger and slipped between the slats and into the auger. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to his lower right leg and required surgery.
An employee was on horseback roping a calf to be branded. The horse jumped and the employee fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for multiple broken ribs.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.