Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201090941 - Employee injured when rod punctures leg and buttocks

Accident Summary Nr: 201090941 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126208396	10/06/1997	0762	0	Hampton Farming Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 20, 1997, Employee #1, of Hampton Farming Company, Inc., Santa Maria, CA, was on a 30 in. high trailer. He was stepping backward to get down from the trailer when his left thigh and buttocks were punctured by a 36 in. tall reinforcing steel rod. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he stayed for three days. The accident took place in a field where a vineyard was to be planted. The rods had been placed at each spot where a grape plant was to be planted and then supported as it grew.

Keywords: REBAR, AGRICULTURE, BUTTOCKS, STRUCK AGAINST, TRAILER, WALKING BACKWARD, LEG, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126208396			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Farm workers

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