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South Dakota Wheat Growers

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — ANDOVER, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at South Dakota Wheat Growers in ANDOVER, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer South Dakota Wheat Growers Report ID 20171010148
Address 13701 US Hwy 12 City, State ZIP ANDOVER, SOUTH DAKOTA 57422
Event Date October 23, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.39000, -97.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer with scrap lumber in it to a pick up truck. The trailer rolled and as the employee got out of the way of the trailer, a piece of lumber struck the orbit of his eye. The orbit was fractured and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2017, a worker at South Dakota Wheat Growers in ANDOVER, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.

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