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Accident: 171038771 - Employee Injured When Caught In Rotating Tractor Shaft

**Accident: 171038771 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 11/15/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
115155723	11/17/1997	0241	Oord & Oord Dba Oord Dairy

Employee #1 was using a Case International tractor, model #5240, to spread manure. He dismounted and was using an iron bar to remove weeds and debris from the rotating shaft when a piece of his clothing became snagged by the shaft and he was pulled into it. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left arm, fractured ribs, a punctured lung, debridement of his abdomen, and an injury to his right knee. He had not turned off the tractor before attempting to clear the weeds and debris from the shaft.

Keywords: clothing, fracture, lung, rotating shaft, work rules, caught by, lockout, tractor, arm

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	115155723			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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