OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389372

K.C. NIELSEN LTD.

STANHOPE, IA· 2021-08-31T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Automotive Repair, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bolt, Broken, Catch Point, Contusion, Falling Object, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Incorrect Equipment, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Person, Repair, Struck By, Tire, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Wheel, Work Surface, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 423820
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345519664
Employer profile: K.C. NIELSEN LTD.
Summary number: 221389372
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee fractures leg and ankle when struck by falling comb

Investigation abstract

At 11:51 a.m. on August 31, 2021, an employee working as a farm equipment mechanic for a farm and garden machinery wholesaler was preparing to fix a broken combine wheel lug bolt. The wheel and tire had been removed using a tractor 3-point forklift attachment. The wheel fell hitting the employee and a coworker who was assisting. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg and ankle.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
517

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