Cooperative Producers, Inc.

Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooperative Producers, Inc. in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
Employer Cooperative Producers, Inc. Report ID 2021097895
Address 265 N Showboat Blvd City, State ZIP HASTINGS, NEBRASKA 68902
Event Date September 14, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Sudden start or stop, nonroadway Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.58000, -98.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was riding in a telehandler's basket, preparing to clean a duct. The forks of the telehandler caught on a beam. The telehandler then backed up. This caused the force on the forks to be released, which jostled the employee. The side of his body bumped into the basket railing and he suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2021, a worker at Cooperative Producers, Inc. in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as sudden start or stop, nonroadway, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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