Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109406.015 - Employee's leg is broken when drilling rig topples

Accident Summary Nr: 109406.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 09/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348507.015	09/21/2018		238190	Berkel And Company Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating a drill rig to drive piles at a multiemployer construction project, a new commercial building. The drill rig toppled over, and the employee, working from the cab, fell with the rig. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Construction, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Overturn, Pile Driver

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1348507.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause:

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