Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112114.015 - Employee is injured when metal shard flies into leg

Accident Summary Nr: 112114.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355299.015	08/30/2018		238910	F J Willert Contracting Co.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on August 15, 2018, Employee #1, a mechanic employed by a construction company, was working at a site that was being cleared for a commercial building construction. Heavy construction equipment was being used to move the earth. The employee was using a 7-pound hammer to dislodge and then replace a worn out tooth on a dozer's ripper attachment. As he was hammering, a small piece of metal broke off from the tooth and flew into his left calf. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and underwent surgery to remove the metal shard embedded in his calf muscle.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Dozer, Ejected, Laceration, Leg, Maintenance, Mechanic, Metal Strip, Repair, Struck By

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	1355299.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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