Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109932.015 - Employee fractures leg when thrown across yard by pressurize

Accident Summary Nr: 109932.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1352416.015	10/10/2018		212319	United States Gypsum Company

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on August 8, 2018, an employee was clearing a plug in a conveyor line that transports stucco to a storage silo and contacted the control room to divert air pressure to the line. The pressure from the pipe released the stucco and knocked the employee approximately 65 feet across the ground, fracturing his femur and sustained several contusions. The employee was taken to the Desert Regional Medical Center and was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Air Hose, Contusion, Face, Fracture, Jammed, Leg, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1352416.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury

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