DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-01LavoniaGaCARRY-ON TRAILER, INC.Thigh(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift operator had dismounted his forklift when he was struck by a farm tractor. The employee was pinned between the forklift and the tractor, resulting in a leg amputation above the knee.
2021-02-12FranksvilleWiBorzynski Brothers Properties Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While an employee was working on a farm tractor, the tractor started and the belt amputated the employee's index fingertip.
2020-04-27UnionNebraskaPomp's Tire Service, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was exiting a farm tractor when the wind blew the door closed on his finger, smashing and amputating his fingertip.
2019-08-13PragueOklahomaP&K Equipment, Inc. PelvisStruck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was repairing a farm tractor while underneath it. The tractor started and ran over the employee causing a fractured pelvis.
2017-06-07SewardNebraskaFarmers Cooperative Co.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was removing the outside dual wheel on a farm tractor to get access to the inner dual tire. The employee had the rear wheel of the tractor raised up with a jack and was using a truck-mounted boom to help remove the outside wheel/tire assembly. After the employee unbolted the wheel and maneuvered it off the axel, the wheel tilted and struck the employee. The employee fractured five ribs, punctured a lung, and suffered a laceration behind the right ear.
2016-08-08Oklahoma CityOklahomaSilver Star Construction Company, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was operating a large farm tractor outdoors when he experienced blurred vision, slurred speech, a queasy stomach, and unsteadiness. He was hospitalized with heat-related illness.
2016-05-26Saint AugustineFloridaRing Power CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The injured employee along with his co-worker were lining a farm implement onto the farm tractor's hitch. As the farm implement was being aligned with the ball of the hitch, the employee's right pointer finger got caught between the implement and the ball of the hitch resulting in the amputation of his finger from the nail up. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2016-02-29SulphurOklahomaMAHARD EGG FARMNonclassifiablePedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
The employee jump started a farm tractor with a screw driver. The tractor was in gear and the throttle advanced. The tractor started and ran over the employee resulting in multiple fractures.