Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170201495 - Employee's leg injured when pinned by manure cart

Accident Summary Nr: 170201495 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/24/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111923637	01/24/1991	0252	0	Karl Jensen & Sons Inc.

Abstract: On April 24, 1990, Employee #1 was operating a cart that scoops up and transports chicken manure. The cart was empty when it hit a bump enroute to the gas pump, and he fell off the back. The cart was supposed to stop automatically, but it continued in a circle and struck Employee #1, pinning his right leg against a stack of pallets in the yard. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, AGRICULTURE, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, MECH MALFUNCTION, CART, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111923637			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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