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The Sprinkler Shop, Inc

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — RUPERT, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Sprinkler Shop, Inc in RUPERT, IDAHO
Employer The Sprinkler Shop, Inc Report ID 2016043008
Address 375 West 100 South City, State ZIP RUPERT, IDAHO 83350
Event Date April 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.60000, -113.73000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2016, a worker at The Sprinkler Shop, Inc in RUPERT, IDAHO suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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