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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016043008 · 4/11/2016 · The Sprinkler Shop, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
The Sprinkler Shop, Inc
Location
375 West 100 South, RUPERT, IDAHO, 83350
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering an irrigation pipe into a trench when the pipe slipped from its rigging. The employee's knee was caught between the falling pipe and a coupler screw, requiring surgery to remove shattered bones from the knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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