A-1 FIBERGLASS INC.

Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HASTINGS, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at A-1 FIBERGLASS INC. in HASTINGS, Nebraska
Employer A-1 FIBERGLASS INC.
Address 4495 S. GUNPOWDER CIRCLE
City, State ZIP HASTINGS, Nebraska 68901
Report ID 2021020931
Event Date February 2, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
Source of Injury Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
Industry (NAICS) 325991
GPS Coordinates 40.56000, -98.31000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing snow using a skid loader. The loader's bucket hit something solid, causing the skid loader to stop abruptly. The employee's chest collided with the safety bar inside the loader, causing the employee to lose consciousness. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2021, a worker at A-1 FIBERGLASS INC. in HASTINGS, Nebraska suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as sudden start or stop, nonroadway, with skid steer loaders, mini loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 24 severe injury reports involving "Sudden start or stop, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Sudden start or stop, nonroadway injuries.

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