Fractures

Name: Fractures at Cargill
Start: 10/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109703 · 10/20/2023 · Cargill

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, unspecified
Source: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name: Cargill
Location: 27565 County Road 110, FREEDOM, OKLAHOMA, 73842
NAICS: 221114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing a contractor who was clearing a blockage from a 6-inch HDPE slurry pipe. When the clog released, it caused the end of the pipe to whip, striking the employee's left leg and fracturing the femur.

Source

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