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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 103149.015 - Employee Is Struck By Excavator And His Leg Is Broken

**Accident: 103149.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/07/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1295417.015	02/14/2018		Modern Companies, Inc.

At 10:00 a.m. on February 7, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a mechanical contrac tor, was engaged in trenching work at a multiemployer building construction proj ect. As he held open a door for a forklift to pass through, he was struck and r un over by a mini-excavator. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 wa s transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: construction, construction vehicle, door, excavator, fracture, leg, run over, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1295417.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause:

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