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Cooperative Producers Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Cuts, lacerations — HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooperative Producers Inc. in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
Employer Cooperative Producers Inc. Report ID 2017021473
Address 1113 W J Street City, State ZIP HASTINGS, NEBRASKA 68901
Event Date February 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Forehead
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 441320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.56000, -98.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting a trailer onto a hitch when he climbed underneath the tongue to try and position it. The tongue slipped off the ball and struck him in the head. He was hospitalized with forehead lacerations.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2017, a worker at Cooperative Producers Inc. in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA suffered cuts, lacerations to the forehead. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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