Kanza Cooperative Association

Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — IUKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kanza Cooperative Association in IUKA, KANSAS
Employer Kanza Cooperative Association Report ID 2017064976
Address 200 N Main St City, State ZIP IUKA, KANSAS 67066
Event Date June 1, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway Source of Injury Spreading machinery-agricultural
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection # 1245001
GPS Coordinates 37.72000, -98.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a case floater to spread dry fertilizer on a farmer's field when he came over a hill and hit a washout. He injured his back and required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2017, a worker at Kanza Cooperative Association in IUKA, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway, with spreading machinery-agricultural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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