Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120472.015 - Employee is struck by chain tong and receives leg fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 120472.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410089.015	06/21/2019		237110	Willitts Equipment & Engineering Co. Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on May 3, 2019, an employee stood at the base of a water well to readjust a bull tong that was wrapped around a twelve-inch well column pipe. The bull tong was simultaneously being pulled by a chain attached to the hydraulic ram of a fifty-ton pump hoist truck. As tension was applied, the chain of a chain tong broke, swung down, and struck the employee's leg. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat a compound fracture of the left lower leg.

Keywords: Broken Chain, Chain, Fracture, Leg, Struck By, Truck, Well

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1410089.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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