DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-09-01WeldonaCoCoastal Chemical Co. L.L.C.BrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was moving drums in the bed of a pickup. He fell from the tailgate, landing on his back and striking his head on the concrete ground. He suffered a contusion to the back of the head and bleeding in the brain.
2020-08-20Weldon SpringMoBMC ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATEDAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by swinging part of powered vehicle
The injured employee delivered cement to the customer and was cleaning the chute on the concrete truck in the staging area established at the site for cleaning tools. A track hoe arrived at the staging area for cleaning. The injured employee was standing between the concrete truck and track hoe and was struck in the abdomen by the track hoe bucket. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-23SheldonIllinoisPomp's Tire Service, Inc.Fingertip(s)Contact with objects and equipment
At about 4:11 p.m. on September 23, 2019, an employee was putting a rubber O-ring on a tire using a pry bar. The pry slipped and the wheel lock ring amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
2019-09-05EldonMissouriPep Water Proofing and Foundation RepairHand(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was installing foundation repair equipment when a pipe slipped and struck the employee on the head and left hand. The employee suffered a broken left hand.
2019-07-08SheldonWisconsinTractor Central, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 8, 2019, an employee was making an adjustment under a round bailer when the accumulator was activated and moved downward. It crushed the employee against the ground, breaking ribs.
2017-09-01Weldon SpringMissouriPersimmon Woods Golf ClubMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was trimming weeds near a creek bed when he lost his footing and fell approximately 15 feet into the creek bed, breaking his left wrist, three ribs, and two thoracic vertebrae.
2015-05-18WeldonaColoradoChapin DairyNonclassifiablePedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
While working with heifers in front of the feed bunk, an employee did not see the feed truck backing up. The driver also did not see her, and she was knocked down under the truck.