Accident Report Detail

Accident: 142844.015 - Employee Breaks Leg And Thumb When Struck By Pressurized Hos

**Accident: 142844.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 01/07/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1569331.015	12/17/2021		Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.

At 11:15 a.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee had performed lockout/tagout on a temporary air compressor. The pressurized hose disconnected and struck the emplo yee in the leg and hand. The employee incurred a broken leg and thumb and requir ed hospitalization.

Keywords: air hose, air pressure, blunt force, blunt force trauma, broken bone, compressed air, compressor, contusion, finger, flying object, foot, fracture, hand, high pressure, hose, lack of work procedures, leg, lockout, lock

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1569331.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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