Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102405.015 - Employee is struck by excavator bucket and incurs head traum

Accident Summary Nr: 102405.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282876.015	12/08/2017		238210	Thiel Corporation

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 7, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were engaged in trenching and rebar installation for a multifamily residential structure. Employee #1 was on his knees and placing rebar into holes in the ground. Coworker #1, the project manager, was operating an excavator to dig holes. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the bucket hanging from the excavator's extended boom. Employee #1 was taken to an urgent care center and then by ambulance to a shock/trauma center. He was admitted and treated for head and neck trauma.

Keywords: Boom, Bucket Elevator, Construction vehicle, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Head, Neck, Rebar, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1282876.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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