Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201086055 - Employee's Leg Is Injured in Cotton Bale Drive

Accident Summary Nr: 201086055 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119984649	03/18/2005	0724	115111	Farmers Firebaugh Ginning Company

Abstract: On October 5, 2004, Employee #1 was working at a cotton bale wrapping machine. She was responsible for approving each cotton bale's weight and then allowing them to proceed into the bale wrapper. According to a supervisor, Employee #1 took it upon herself to push a bale to get it into the wrapper. This action activated switches that caused a push bar to activate. The push bar then struck Employee #1's left leg. She was hospitalized at UMC Hospital for a fractured leg.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BALER, STRUCK BY, COTTON, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119984649			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production samplers and weighers

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