Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-03	Clarence	Ny	Kreher Enterprises, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was assembling an irrigation unit when a metal support bracket fell and pinched their right index finger against a metal bar. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.
2021-06-28	Lake Village	Ar	EVERS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
Employees were tracing a line of a transformer to conduct repair after the transformer had been struck by lightning. The transformer was for an irrigation machine. Employees dug a ditch and found that there was another primary line which was damaged and not in use. The injured employee was checking this line with a low voltage meter. When he checked the second phase, an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his left hand.
2021-06-21	Clarence	Ny	Kreher Enterprises, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was laying irrigation pipe when a passing mower threw debris that lacerated and broke the employee's left ankle.
2021-04-13	Lakewood	Co	Colorado Mills Mall LP	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking for an irrigation leak near a retaining wall when the employee slipped and fell from the retaining wall to the concrete below, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-03-31	Lompoc	Ca	Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCC Lompoc	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While loading cattle, an employee attempted to evade a yearling cow and fell onto an irrigation pipe, causing a deep laceration to the left knee.
2020-09-14	Helena	Mt	Montana Valley Irrigation, LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was replacing a 25hp electric agricultural water pump in an irrigation pumphouse and received an electric shock of 480 volts. The employee sustained burns to the hands.
2019-09-05	Beverly Hills	Florida	T Lyman Golf, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was using a shovel while working on an irrigation system. The employee suffered heat exhaustion.
2019-07-31	Berlin	Wisconsin	Leach Farms Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was receiving irrigation pipes while standing on a moving trailer connected to a tractor. The employee fell from the trailer and was run over by the tractor/trailer, suffering fractures to the ribs, a scapula, neck vertebrae, and facial bones.
2019-07-08	Oxford	Mississippi	Smith Lawn Management, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill while installing irrigation pipe. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat fatigue.
2019-06-04	Lyons	Georgia	S.A.B.E., Inc.	Head and neck	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a steel irrigation pipe with a powered concrete saw. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's face and neck.
2019-01-29	Fort Hall	Idaho	Bureau of Indian Affairs	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burning debris in an irrigation canal when he lost his balance and fell into the canal, which contained hot ash and burning weeds. He was hospitalized with skin burns.
2018-08-27	Hartley	Texas	G & T Farms	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was working on an irrigation pivot when a rattlesnake bit his right shin.
2018-07-13	Canton	Illinois	TCI Companies, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was installing an underground irrigation system when a cap for a 2-inch PVC pipe blew off with approximately 60 pounds of pressure and struck the employee in the right eye area, causing a laceration above the right eye and fractured right eye socket.
2017-09-08	Mountain Home	Idaho	Owyhee Farming, LLC	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was repairing a hand line irrigation system when a riser blew and hit him in the face.
2017-04-05	Riviera Beach	Florida	Cheney Brothers, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was relocating a parking sign. While digging the relocation hole, the employee made contact with a cracked, buried PVC pipe. The employee initially thought it was irrigation piping, but upon closer examination saw electrical wiring and received a shock while attempting to isolate the exposed wiring.
2016-09-23	Dover	Florida	Florida Pacific Farms LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was maintaining an irrigation system and fainted due to heat-related illness.
2016-09-06	Gooding	Idaho	A & G Irrigation	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On September 6, 2016, an employee moving an irrigation pivot with a boom truck was struck in the head by the overhaul ball when the cable moving the load snapped. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-08-24	Flourtown	Pennsylvania	The Philadelphia Cricket Club	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was mowing around a bunker on the golf course. An irrigation flag or a stone shot up from the mower and struck the employee in the head.
2016-08-24	Malta	Idaho	J. R. Simplot Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a small trailer loading irrigation pipe, slipped and fell to the ground breaking bones in the back.
2016-07-13	Fernandina Beach	Florida	Yellowstone Landscape-Southeast, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was digging up the irrigation piping system because it was not working and was planning on troubleshooting the system. While he was digging, he felt dizzy, got cold chills, and then sat down and drank water to cool down. When he stood up, he began to vomit and required hospitalization for dehydration. The temperature and percent relative humidity at the time of the incident was 89 degrees and 59%, respectively.
2016-06-22	Farnam	Nebraska	Brand Electric and Grain Equipment Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A company was installing an irrigation pivot when the pump malfunctioned, allowing the water to seep back down the hole. When an employee attempted to slow the spinning shaft, it amputated his right-hand pinky and ring fingers.
2016-04-11	Rupert	Idaho	The Sprinkler Shop, Inc	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lowering an irrigation pipe into a trench when the pipe slipped from its rigging. The employee's knee was caught between the falling pipe and a coupler screw, requiring surgery to remove shattered bones from the knee.
2015-09-02	Preston	Idaho	Irrigation Aid, Inc	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was installing water irrigation piping and pivots. A pipe broke and hit the employee on the arm, breaking it and resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
2015-05-18	Colquitt	Georgia	Flint Equipment Co.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a fixed metal ladder at the pivot point on an irrigation system while using an electrical tester to determine if power was getting to the junction box. He incurred injuries from an electrical shock, which caused him to fall off the ladder. He also received head injuries from the fall.
2015-03-23	Bellvue	Colorado	GLH Construction, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
Employee broke leg while installing a cap on an irrigation line in a 4-foot trench. The sides of the trench caved in on the employee, fracturing his right leg between the knee and ankle.