Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133218.015 - Employee sustains head and spine injuries when struck by aug

Accident Summary Nr: 133218.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503409.015	11/20/2020		111160	Sean V. Doherty, An Individual

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 21, 2020, an employee working as a farm worker for a rice farm was turning the handle on a Bazooka Portable Auger to elevate it so it could be moved to another location. The equipment fell and struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized to treat a head laceration requiring sutures, a traumatic brain injury and cervical and thoracic spine fractures.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Falling Object, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Head, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laceration, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Spine, Struck By, Suture, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1503409.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.