Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201106838 - Employee Is Injured While Installing Irrigation System

Accident Summary Nr: 201106838 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300820370	11/09/2005	9641	926140	A Bar Ag Enterprises

Abstract: On August 10, 2005, Employee #1, an irrigator, was moving and connecting 10-inch sprinkler pipes in a cotton field. Upon completion of the installation, water pressure was restored to the system for testing. A clamp failed, causing a 15-foot section of the pipe to detach itself and strike Employee #1 in the left leg. He was hospitalized and treated for a fractured left leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, IRRIGATION PIPE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300820370			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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