Fractures

Name: Fractures at JOHN DEERE HORICON WORKS
Start: 2/10/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020021300 · 2/10/2020 · JOHN DEERE HORICON WORKS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Stacking machinery

Employer

Name: JOHN DEERE HORICON WORKS
Location: 300 N. VINE STREET, HORICON, WISCONSIN, 53032
NAICS: 333112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a sensor inside of a de-stacker machine. The machine was then activated and the injured employee was struck by the suction cup carriage as it came down resulting in fractured ribs and a fractured shoulder that required hospitalization. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

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