Incident date: 2019-01-17
NAICS industry code: 111199

On January 17, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was picking up ventilation duct work on the outside retaining wall of an outdoor grain pile. A second employee was operating farm equipment inside the grain retaining wall to move corn seed. As the second employee was moving seed, a piece of ice on the tarp covering the pile was dislodged and slid down the tarp, striking the retaining wall and sending pieces into the air. One of the pieces of ice struck the first employee on the right side between the rib cage and hip. The employee was hospitalized due to internal muscle bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Ice, sleet, snow
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate