OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408941

HERITAGE COOPERATIVE, INC.

URBANA, OH· 2021-11-01T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Ankle, Broken Bone, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Flying Object, Fracture, Guardrail, Shoulder, Work Surface
NAICS: 424510
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345624001
Employer profile: HERITAGE COOPERATIVE, INC.
Summary number: 221408941
Report ID: 0522000

Event description

Employee incurs injuries in fall due to flying object

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee had just cleared a clog in a drag and reenergized the motor. The employees asked a coworker located at control panel to turn on the drag. When the coworker energized the machine, the motor malfunctioned causing the chain and pulley system to shift. The employee was struck by the chain and pulley and thrown over the motor guardrail. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken ankle and shoulder injury.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
19

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