Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497054 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured When Run over by Harvester Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 201497054 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/18/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315077610	09/12/2012	0161	111219	Pappas & Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:25 a.m. on August 18, 2012, Employee #1, a farm laborer, was working the field straightening a pallet on a moving melon harvester. The employee was caught by the melon harvester and run over by one of the tires. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated for a fracture and laceration in the lower left leg. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, PALLET, RUN OVER, LEG, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315077610			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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