Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-30	Sutton	Nd	Arrowwood Prairie Co-Op - Wimbledon Shop/Main Office/Parts	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was changing a hose between a main tank and a nurse tank. The hose was cut and the valve failed, causing a release of anhydrous ammonia that the employee inhaled.
2019-09-03	Farnsworth	Texas	Perryton Equity Exchange, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was bleeding liquid from a vapor line. The employee was exposed to anhydrous ammonia from the waist up, suffering chemical burns and an inhalation injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-30	Trenton	Illinois	TOP AG COOPERATIVE, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
An employee was investigating a leak on a mobile nursery tank that was filled with anhydrous ammonia when the anhydrous ammonia released contacted the employee. The employee experienced temporary vision loss and respiratory issues.
2019-05-27	Tioga	North Dakota	Farmer Union	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling anhydrous ammonia in a nurse tank when it sprayed his face, causing a chemical burn.
2019-05-13	Oakland	Illinois	Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.	Pelvic region	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On May 13, 2019, at approximately 8:20 a.m., an employee was pumping anhydrous ammonia from bulk storage tanks into a 1000 gallon anhydrous ammonia mobile nurse tank. Ammonia released from the valve and burned the employee.
2019-04-29	Bunker Hill	Illinois	M&M Service Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A nurse tank was being filled with anhydrous ammonia when a valve was opened. Ammonia was released, causing chemical burns to an employee's midsection.
2019-04-26	Memphis	Missouri	PRAIRIELAND FS INC.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been filling anhydrous tanks when a valve released anhydrous ammonia liquid and vapor. The employee's googles were blown away from their face and the employee sustained burns and blisters to the face, eyes, and mouth.
2019-01-28	Laurel	Mississippi	Wayne Farms, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized for irritation and swelling of the airway after being exposed to anhydrous ammonia from a leaking condenser on the roof.
2019-01-02	Galva	Illinois	Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On January 2, 2019, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was transferring anhydrous ammonia from bullet tanks to two 1,000-gallon nurse wagons when the cross-over line connecting the nurse wagons ruptured, exposing the employee to anhydrous ammonia. He suffered chemical burns to the right side of his face and his respiratory system, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-06	Osceola	Nebraska	Frontier COOP	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were fixing leaking unions when an employee was struck by anhydrous ammonia that released from a pipe, suffering respiratory distress.
2018-05-26	Conover	Ohio	Harvest Land Cooperative	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was filling a nurse tank with anhydrous ammonia. The employee noticed a small leak coming from the fill coupling and attempted to tighten it. The coupling popped off and the employee was exposed to anhydrous ammonia and was hospitalized.
2018-01-03	Union	Missouri	Huellinghoff Brothers, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was starting to ventilate a tractor trailer tanker. Anhydrous ammonia vapors were to be ventilated before filling the tanker with propane. When the employee started to hook up the fan, leftover liquid anhydrous ammonia in the lines splashed him and caused first and third degree chemical burns.
2017-09-27	Amarillo	Texas	Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized after inhaling anhydrous ammonia. A pipe broke resulting in the anhydrous ammonia release.
2017-03-13	Hart	Texas	Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing an anhydrous ammonia pump when some of the chemical splashed on him, resulting in burns to his hand, arm, neck, and chin. The pump was not locked out and no personal protective equipment was worn at the time.
2017-03-09	Friend	Nebraska	Farmers Union Cooperative Company	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was starting to fill a trailer with anhydrous ammonia. While grabbing the hose, he lost his footing and fell 46" off the platform and broke his left humerus.
2017-02-09	Eolia	Missouri	Crop Production Services	Lower leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a flow meter after applying anhydrous ammonia as fertilizer for corn. When he finished taking the flow meter out of the system, the meter still had product in the line. The product came out of the line and leaked onto the back of his legs, burning his lower calves and requiring overnight hospitalization.
2017-02-07	Fredonia	Kansas	Fredonia Cooperative Association	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was bleeding the pressure off the anhydrous ammonia tank when the anhydrous ammonia spilled and burned the lower half of his body.
2016-08-23	Victoria	Kansas	United Ag Services, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee attempted to hook up an anhydrous ammonia nurse tank to a farmer's truck hitch. The farmer reversed the truck and pinned the employee's right leg between the vehicle and the nurse tank, breaking his right tibia and fibula and injuring his right ankle. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-07-06	Sparland	Illinois	Helena Chemical Company	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing a pipe fitting when a valve opened and released pressurized anhydrous ammonia, causing chemical burns to the employee's face, chest, and arms.
2015-11-12	Falls City	Nebraska	Helena Chemical Company	Head and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was walking by an applicator when the coupling blew off, spraying anhydrous ammonia that burned the employee's chest and eyes.
2015-04-15	Allendale	Illinois	Wabash Valley Service Company	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On 4/15/15, at approximately 7:30 a.m., an employee was filling two 1,000-gallon nurse tanks with anhydrous ammonia when he suffered a chemical burn to his inner right arm, requiring hospitalization.
2015-04-15	Marshall	Illinois	Effingham Equity	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On April 15, 2015, an employee was loading a tank with anhydrous ammonia. He stumbled, which caused the valve to open slightly and release vapor that came in contact with the employee's face. He immediately washed his face and rinsed his mouth and was later hospitalized.