Greenway Equipment, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MARION, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Greenway Equipment, Inc. | Report ID | 2015063743 |
| Address | 936 Hwy 64 W | City, State ZIP | MARION, ARKANSAS 72364 |
| Event Date | June 17, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Farm tractor |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423820 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.21000, -90.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was crushed between two tractors. Employees were using jumper cables to boost a dead battery on a John Deere agriculture tractor when the tractor jumped backwards and the employee became pinned between the weights on the front of the back tractor and the back wheel of the front tractor. The injured employee had internal bleeding, sustained a collapsed lung and a tear in his small intestines.
Incident Summary
On June 17, 2015, a worker at Greenway Equipment, Inc. in MARION, ARKANSAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with farm tractor identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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