OSHA Injury Report: North America Rantoul

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was utilizing a zero turn riding mower when they hit a rut in the grass which caused the employees head to jerk to the side The employee was unable to see the rut in the grass while the employee was traveling at full speed on the mower Employee continued to work after the injury Employee stated their pain level initially was a 7 out of a 10 Employee stated that while resting their pain level was a 2 out of 10 Everytime the employee moved they stated their pain level was a 9 out of 10

What happened

Employee was utilizing a zero turn riding mower when they hit a rut in the grass which caused the employees head to jerk to the side The employee was unable to see the rut in the grass while the employee was traveling at full speed on the mower Employee continued to work after the injury Employee stated their pain level initially was a 7 out of a 10 Employee stated that while resting their pain level was a 2 out of 10 Everytime the employee moved they stated their pain level was a 9 out of 10

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear Neck Vertebrae

Object or substance involved

Rut in the grass area

Summary line

Strain or Tear Neck Vertebrae Rut in the grass area Strain by using tool or machinery

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.