Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 99960.015 - Employee Struck By A Pressure Released Irrigation Pipe And I

**Accident: 99960.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 07/22/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1254122.015	08/11/2017		Andrade Ranches, Llc

At 2:00 p.m. on July 22, 2017, an employee was working at a vegetable or melon f arm. The employee was working with aluminum farm irrigation pipe. Along with his supervisor and a coworker, he was moving an irrigation pipe. The contents of th e pipe were under pressure. The employee was removing the end plug on the irriga tion pipe when the plug blew off. The end plug struck the employee's left leg. T he employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: agriculture, flying object, irrigation equipment, leg, pipe, pipe plug, pressure release, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1254122.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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