Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 106355.015 - Employee is struck by auger rod and fractures leg
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1290383.015 | 01/19/2018 | 237310 | Jafec Usa, Inc. |
Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on January 6, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer highway project. The coworker was operating a Kobelco Excavator being used to move auger rods. Employee #1 had just positioned himself next to an auger rod to act as spotter when the excavator pushed the auger rod forward. The auger rod struck and rolled over Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his left leg tibia and fibula bones.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | New project or new addition |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1290383.015 | 47 | M | Hospitalized injury | Helpers, construction trades |