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Accident Summary Nr: 104205.015 - Employee is struck by excavator boom and incurs head and fac

Accident Summary Nr: 104205.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 03/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1301864.015	03/15/2018		237110	K C W Contracting Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 14, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a road repaving project. In preparation for laying asphalt, Employee #1 was scraping excess gravel from a surface area, and the coworker was operating a CAT 924K front loader excavator and scooping up the excess gravel. Employee #1 was struck by the excavator's moving boom, and as he fell he struck his head against the excavator's bucket. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for lacerations to his head and face.

Keywords: Boom, Construction, Excavator, Face, Front End Loader, Head, Laceration, Repair, Road Paving, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1301864.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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