Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105266.015 - Employee is struck by falling dirt and rock and injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 105266.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313635.015	04/16/2018		237130	Trench Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on April 5, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a trenching construction company, was working in an excavation, a ditch being prepared for a retention pond pipe. He was using a handheld shovel to level out gravel. A construction vehicle, a loader/backhoe, was being loaded next to the retention pond. A mass of dirt/rock measuring approximately 3 feet in diameter fell off the back of the truck and struck Employee #1's lower back. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a back injury.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Excavation, Falling Object, Loader/Backhoe, Pipe, Rock, Shovel, Struck By, Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1313635.015	66	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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