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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 101265.015 - Employee Strikes Head On Excavator Bucket Resulting In Brain

**Accident: 101265.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 10/19/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1271494.015	10/19/2017		Horizon Underground, Llc

On October 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was engaged in excavation work at a multiemployer construction project. After helping to c lean up a shallow pit of debris, he began to climb out of the pit. Employee #1 struck his head against an excavator bucket. Emergency services were called, an d Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a sub-acute cerebellar infarction.

Keywords: access/egress, brain, cleaning, construction, excavation, excavator, head, pit, struck against

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1271494.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:

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