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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016054432 · 5/20/2016 · Kast Farms, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Kast Farms, Inc.
Location
2911 Desnmore Road, ALBION, NEW YORK, 14411
NAICS
111331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a tractor to mow grass when a high-tensile wire became caught in the machinery. When the employee stepped off the tractor, the wire swung around and hit the employee's left foot, breaking two bones and lacerating the heel.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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