Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96464.015 - Employee is struck by farm tractor wheel and suffers multipl

Accident Summary Nr: 96464.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1241033.015	06/15/2017		441320	Farmers Cooperative Co.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on June 7, 2017, an employee was removing the outside dual wheel on a farm tractor to get access to the inner dual tire. The employee had the rear wheel of the tractor raised up with a jack and was using a truck mounted boom to assist with removing the outside wheel/tire assembly. The employee was struck by the wheel as it tilted and suffered five fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a laceration behind his right ear. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fracture, Lung, Puncture, Rib, Struck By, Suspended Load, Tire, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1241033.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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