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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023032155 · 3/8/2023 · Legacy Farmers Cooperative

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Skull
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Conveyors-bucket, cup

Employer

Name
Legacy Farmers Cooperative
Location
318 North High Street, MOUNT BLANCHARD, OHIO, 45867
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to a vertical bucket conveyor. They were standing at the inspection window, tracking the path of the belt. The belt walked to the side, causing buckets to strike a patch (a steel plate approximately 13 by 6 inches) that was riveted to the top of the conveyor leg housing. The impact ripped the patch from the rivets and the patch fell approximately 80 feet to the ground, striking the employee's head. They sustained a skull fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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