Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-04-22 | Hamer | Idaho | Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a potato trailer and pulling on a rope attached to a tarp. The employee fell from the potato trailer to the ground, resulting in a broken right ankle that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2016-08-18 | Hamer | Idaho | Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was tarping a load when the tarp rope broke, causing the employee to fall and break both wrists. | |||||
2015-06-08 | Hamer | Idaho | Larsen Farms | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A maintenance employee got snagged by a belt and was pulled into a machine, seriously injuring his arm and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-05-19 | Hamer | Idaho | Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was replacing a belt on a conveyor when a coworker energized the conveyor. The employee's hand got caught between the drive chain and the sprocket, amputating the first and second fingers of the right hand down to the first knuckle. | |||||
2015-04-24 | Hamer | Idaho | BLAINE LARSEN FARMS, INC. | Wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee placed his arm in a conveyor and broke his wrist. |