# Fractures at JOHN DEERE HORICON WORKS
> OSHA SIR `2020021300` · 2/10/2020 · HORICON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*