Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-03-22 | Gayville | South Dakota | Utica Grain, Incorporated | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was operating a tractor with a hay bale spear attachment. The employee was attempting to spear a round hay bale weighing 800 to 1500 lbs. when the hay bale was pushed off the flatbed truck and struck the truck driver who was retrieving a strap on the ground below the bales. The truck driver sustained a dislocated hip, broken ribs, a punctured lung, a back injury and a facial laceration. |