Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Fractures
Final narrative
Employee was taking a load of manure to the manure pad to dump it. In the process of raising the trailer, the manure load froze while both of the safety latches at the bottom of the tailgate were still engaged. The employee exited the trailer and began to walk around the trailer to see why the load hadn't released. As he got near the tailgate, the manure load let loose and broke the two safety latches (1-1/4" steel rod), blowing the tailgate open. The bottom of the tailgate hit him in the leg. The employee suffered a fracture to the left thigh due to impact. Employee was transported to Backus Hospital and admitted.
An employee was climbing down from a tractor trailer bed when they lost their footing and grabbed onto the roll-up door to stop the fall. The roll-up door then fell onto the employee's hand, resulting in a hand fracture that required surgery.
An employee was attempting to remove a tarp from a flatbed trailer when the trailer handle struck the employee in the chest, resulting in two broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee was near a backhoe while the operator was getting a broom. The broom handle struck the lever that actuates the swing of the backhoe bucket. The bucket then struck the injured employee, pinning him to the outrigger. The employee suffered crush injuries to the chest.
The injured employee was being trained on loading trucks in the load out bay. The injured employee and his supervisor climbed the stairs that run parallel to the truck and trailer, walked to the upper platform used for observation and sample taking, and saw that the lid of the grain trailer was closed. The employees began working to open the lid which appeared to be stuck due to cold weather. The injured employee pulled on one of the pivot arms that connect the lid to the main body of the trailer. As the lid began to open, the employee s right hand slipped down on the pivot arm and his index finger was caught between the pivot arm and the base of the pivot arm. The employee s right index finger was fractured and three nerves were severed. The employee was hospitalized.