Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170382170 - Employee's arm fractured when struck by jack pole

Accident Summary Nr: 170382170 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 03/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125888180	04/05/1996	1799	0	Ellison Pipeline, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, of Ellison Pipeline, Inc., was using a hydraulic Portapower and jacking pole to align the joint of some steel pipe at a cut and fill pipeline project. He was attempting to align the joint from the inside so a coworker could weld the pipe joints. Employee #1 was holding the jack pole while the power unit was being pumped. Two of the retaining bolts on the back of the cylinder sheared and the jack pole struck Employee #1, fracturing his forearm. He did not require hospitalization or surgery. Employee #1 tested positive for marijuana.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, DRUG OVERDOSE, FOREARM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, STRUCK BY, SHEARED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125888180			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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