Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118978.015 - Employee incurs arm fractures when caught in netting reel

Accident Summary Nr: 118978.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402649.015	05/21/2019		115115	Leopoldo'S Farm Service Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on April 18, 2019, an employee was putting up netting material over citrus trees when he reached the end of a row. As the employee released the knot on the spool he caught his right arm between the netting material and reel. The reel was not blocked to prevent inadvertent movement of the unit while the employee tryied to release the netting. The employee incurred multiple fractures to his right forearm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Arm, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Farm Machinery, Fracture, Guard, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Net, Pinched, Rotating Shaft, Safety Block, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1402649.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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