Accident Report Detail
Accident: 115451.015 - Shotgun Misfires And Explodes In Worker'S Hands, Sustains Fi
Accident: 115451.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/16/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1393807.015 | 04/16/2019 | Five Points Ranch, Inc. | |||||
On March 16, 2019, an employee was working at a fruit and tree nut farm. He was firing a shotgun at birds. A round in the weapon misfired and plugged the barrel. The next shell he tried to fire caused the gun to explode. He suffered the amputation of the fingertip of a small finger and a laceration of the hand. He was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, gunfire, agriculture, gunshot, laceration, amputation, hand, explosion, fingertip
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1393807.015 | 54 | M | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Laborers, except construction |