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Accident Summary Nr: 111398.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries when struck by falling t

Accident Summary Nr: 111398.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1354910.015	10/23/2018		562910	Bbek Enviromental Company, Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on October 20, 2018, an employee was taping the perimeter of a work zone when his coworker began moving the excavator and struck a tree limb, breaking it off from the tree. The employee ran when he heard the branch cracking and was struck as it fell on top of him. The employee sustained multiple injuries, including lacerations to various parts of his body as well as multiple fractures to his right hand and left leg. The employee also sustained a spinal injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Leg, Spine, Struck By, Tree Limb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1354910.015	99	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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