Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-20 | Fargo | Nd | Red River Commodities | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was sweeping sunflower seeds into the floor auger portals in a flat-bottom grain storage bin. He slipped down a pile of seeds (about 5-6 feet tall) and his leg was caught by an auger. His leg was amputated. | |||||
2019-01-14 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | Air Quality Specialists, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee lost balance and fell from the third rung from the top of an 8-foot portal ladder while positioning air ducts in a drop ceiling. The employee contacted the concrete floor and suffered a head injury. | |||||
2018-04-05 | Lyons | Kansas | Kansas Ethanol LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was rinsing out the methanator tank from the top portal opening when the employee lost consciousness. The employee recovered and was helped down by other employees at the job site. | |||||
2018-03-03 | Bay Lake | Florida | Walt Disney World | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was conducting a metal detector portal security check and was directing a guest to go through the detector when she tripped on a floor mat that was covering power cables to the portal. She fell and fractured her left wrist. |