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Accident: 202653598 - Farm Worker Fractures Leg While Installing Irrigation Pipe

**Accident: 202653598 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/01/2012**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
316610955	09/06/2012	0761	Jesus L.Quintero Inc.

On September 1, 2012, Employee #1, a 36-year-old male with Jesus L. Quintero Inc. , was installing six-inch diameter aluminum pipe to a ranch irrigation system. Employee #1 was connecting the pipe to a valve when it dropped and hit a pressurized plastic manifold below. The manifold assembly broke and hit his right leg which resulted in a fractured leg. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital by the farm supervisor.

Keywords: fracture, agriculture, irrigation pipe, pipe, irrigation equipment, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	316610955			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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