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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171010148 · 10/23/2017 · South Dakota Wheat Growers

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Eye(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Trailers

Employer

Name
South Dakota Wheat Growers
Location
13701 US Hwy 12, ANDOVER, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57422
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer with scrap lumber in it to a pick up truck. The trailer rolled and as the employee got out of the way of the trailer, a piece of lumber struck the orbit of his eye. The orbit was fractured and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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