Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2016-04-28 | Montezuma | Kansas | Next Era Energy Resources, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was installing a torque arm onto a wind turbine gearbox on the ground. While he was attempting to insert the pin into the bushing, the pin dislodged and allowed the 50-pound torque arm to drop. The employee attempted to catch the torque arm, and his right thumb tip was caught in the pinhole as the arm fell to the ground, amputating thumb flesh (no bone). | |||||
2016-03-03 | Montezuma | Kansas | WGC Gray County Wind | Lower leg(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
Employees were preparing to remove a gear box from a wind turbine when an employee's lower left leg was struck and lacerated by high-pressure hydraulic fluid, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-11-04 | Montezuma | Georgia | United States Geological Survey - South Atlantic Water Science Center | Skull | Fall on same level |
An employee was collecting field data walking up and down a stream bank. The employee fell and fractured their skull. |