Jayhawk Pipeline, L.L.C.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — BUHLER, Kansas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jayhawk Pipeline, L.L.C. in BUHLER, Kansas
Employer Jayhawk Pipeline, L.L.C.
Address Hollow Station
City, State ZIP BUHLER, Kansas 67522
Report ID 20171211773
Event Date December 12, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237120
GPS Coordinates 38.13000, -97.77000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to remove an abandoned 20-foot section of 10" pipe from a trench. When the pipe was free from the trench, it swung around and hit the employee's lower leg, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2017, a worker at Jayhawk Pipeline, L.L.C. in BUHLER, Kansas suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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