Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202471637 - Employee Struck by Pvc Pipe
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314828732 | 03/23/2012 | 2821 | 325211 | Georg Fischer Harvel Llc |
Abstract: At approximately at 7:42 a.m., on March 13, 2012, an employee working for George Fischer Harvel Llc, as an operator was performing a regularly assigned task of operating a PVC pipe extrusion line to produce quality PVC pipe. A four inch PVC pipe 20 feet long jammed against a bell dump. It became bound and bowed upwards. The employee kicked the pipe to unjam it; it unjammed sprung back fracturing the employee's left leg. The injured employee was transported for to Kern Medical Center where he was hospitalized for three days due to surgery.
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314828732 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Extruding and forming machine operators |
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