Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496411 - Employee Injures Knee While Installing Irrigation Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201496411 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/09/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315074575	04/25/2012	7363	561330	Bbsi

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 9, 2012, Employee #1 was in the course of his normal work duties as an irrigation system installation foreman. The employee helped another employee connect piping. When he knelt down Employee #1's knee was punctured by an unknown object in the dirt. Employee #1 started having problems nine days later when his knee started turning red and swollen. The employee reported the injury to his employer on March 19, 2012, when the infection got worse Employee #1 was admitted to Saint Agnes Medical Center for treatment.

Keywords: KNEE, INSTALLING, IRRIGATION PIPE, INFECTION, PIPELINE, PIPE, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315074575			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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