Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105987.015 - Pipe falls onto irrigation worker's thumb and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 105987.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 11/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1288860.015	01/19/2018		221310	Farm Pump & Irrigation Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on November 30, 2017, an employee was working for a water supply irrigation company. He was performing his regular job duties. He was clamping pipes together and attaching hooks to them before they were rigged. The pipes were being lowered. One of the clamps slipped off from a coupler and shaft. The employee's left thumb was positioned at the edge of the shaft. The pipe fell onto his thumb. His thumb was crushed between the coupler and the shaft. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Crushed, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Irrigation Pipe, Material Handling, Mech Mat Handling, Pipe, Rigging, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1288860.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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