Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038193 - Employee's leg fractured when struck by high pressure hose

Accident Summary Nr: 171038193 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 11/21/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115243156	11/21/1996	1731	0	Dennis Dayley Dba Renegade Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing behind a coworker, who was holding a high pressure hose that had been clogged with a frozen slurry of clay and water. The two workers and their foreman, who was manning a pump, were trying to dislodge the slurry. They removed the hose's quick disconnect end to allow the mixture to escape. They then pressurized the hose to 2,000 lb and dislodged the slurry. Employee #1's coworker could not hold onto the pressurized hose and it whipped out of his hands, striking Employee #1. He suffered a fractured right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, CLOGGED, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115243156			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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