Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134068.015 - Employee loading potatoes fractures ankle when struck by bin

Accident Summary Nr: 134068.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497540.015	10/13/2020		115115	Del Pacifico Farm Labor Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on October 1, 2020, an employee working for a farm labor service was sorting sweet potatoes on a harvester while loading the potatoes into a bin. As the harvester was entering a new row while turning at the base, the bin rotated hitting the employee's right ankle. The employee fractured his ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Bin, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Foot, Fracture, Harvester, Harvesting, Laborer, Pinch Point, Pinched, Rotating Parts, Struck By, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1497540.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury

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