← OSHA severe injury reports

Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043725 · 4/25/2017 · Valley Agronomics, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Trailers
Secondary source
Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting

Employer

Name
Valley Agronomics, LLC
Location
22657 HWY 30, HANSEN, IDAHO, 83334
NAICS
115112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder on a fertilizer trailer to adjust a tarp. The tarp flapped in the wind and caused him to fall from the ladder to the ground. He sustained a compound fracture to his left wrist and a fractured heel. One of his injuries required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown