Farmers Union Cooperative Company

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — FRIEND, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Farmers Union Cooperative Company in FRIEND, NEBRASKA
Employer Farmers Union Cooperative Company Report ID 2017032187
Address 650 Hwy 6 City, State ZIP FRIEND, NEBRASKA 68359
Event Date March 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 424910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.65000, -97.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was starting to fill a trailer with anhydrous ammonia. While grabbing the hose, he lost his footing and fell 46" off the platform and broke his left humerus.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2017, a worker at Farmers Union Cooperative Company in FRIEND, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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