Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

Name: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at Utica Grain, Incorporated
Start: 3/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019033021 · 3/22/2019 · Utica Grain, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Utica Grain, Incorporated
Location: 31020 450th Avenue, GAYVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57031
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tractor with a hay bale spear attachment. The employee was attempting to spear a round hay bale weighing 800 to 1500 lbs. when the hay bale was pushed off the flatbed truck and struck the truck driver who was retrieving a strap on the ground below the bales. The truck driver sustained a dislocated hip, broken ribs, a punctured lung, a back injury and a facial laceration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown