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Accident Summary Nr: 100282.015 - Employee lifting a metal cover is injured when cover falls o

Accident Summary Nr: 100282.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 10/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273720.015	10/25/2017		238910	Scheuermann Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on October 23, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was working at a multiemployer construction site for a new six-story multifamily residential building. He was in the process of lifting a cover for a pit when the metal plate fell onto his foot. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of two toes.

Keywords: Amputation, Cover, Excavation, Falling Object, Material Handling, Metal Sheet, Pit, Residential Construction, Struck By, Toe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1273720.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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