Accident Report Detail

Accident: 170831085 - Employee'S Leg Injured When Impaled By Flying Hose

**Accident: 170831085 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 05/29/1996**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
127373124	06/04/1996	4952	City Of Hagerstown

Employee #1 was watching the flushing operation of clogged sewer lines when a hose, propelled by 1,500 psi of water, struck and impaled his upper left thigh. The hose was not guarded or restricted in movement; therefore, when it was blocked, it turned and shot out of the manhole.

Keywords: impaled, unsecured, work rules, hose, clogged, high pressure, struck by, flying object, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	127373124			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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