Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 106355.015 - Employee Is Struck By Auger Rod And Fractures Leg

**Accident: 106355.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/06/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1290383.015	01/19/2018		Jafec Usa, Inc.

At 10:45 a.m. on January 6, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a cons truction company, were working at a multiemployer highway project. The coworker was operating a Kobelco Excavator being used to move auger rods. Employee #1 h ad just positioned himself next to an auger rod to act as spotter when the excav ator pushed the auger rod forward. The auger rod struck and rolled over Employe e #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the ho spital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his left leg tibia and fibula bon es.

Keywords: auger, construction, construction vehicle, drill, equipment operator, excavator, fracture, leg, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1290383.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades

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