Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201079134 - Employee's Clothing Caught by Shaft, Injuring Leg
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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315348276 | 04/16/2013 | 0139 | 111998 | Rocket Farms Herbs |
Abstract: At about 8:00 a.m. on April 9, 2013, Employee #1, with Rocket Farms Herbs, was assisting a coworker, a tractor operator, while the tractor (Kubota; Model Number: 9000; Mudder tractor; Serial Number: 64783) was pulling a metal greenhouse structure post (approximately 6 ft long) out of the ground. In addition to the tractor, the post was removed using a Post machine (ID 891-70; Serial Number: 092850-R1). Employee #1 was attempting to help pull out the post, as it was stuck. Employee #1 reached in, and his hoodie sweatshirt got caught on the aluminum trough-shaped strip on the post. This pulled Employee #1 around the post. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized on April 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., and he received treatment at the hospital for at least eight days. The cause of this accident was that Employee #1 was attempting to reach in, when his loose clothing got caught on the revolving structure post.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 315348276 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Machinery maintenance occupations |