Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100965.015 - Employee at excavation is sickened by inhalation of chemical

Accident Summary Nr: 100965.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 11/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1278946.015	11/17/2017		238910	Environmental & Infrastructure Group

Abstract: At 1:51 p.m. on November 16, 2017, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by an excavation and demolition company, were engaged in excavation work at a multiemployer construction project for a commercial building. They were digging soil with a backhoe when they struck a buried cylinder whose contents, at the time of this report, were unknown. Employee #1 inhaled and was sickened by this unknown substance. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated.

Keywords: Backhoe, Chemical, Chemical Vapor, Construction, Cylinder, Excavation, Inhalation, Respiratory, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1278946.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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