Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112682.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by bar swingin

Accident Summary Nr: 112682.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1371923.015	01/15/2019		238210	New River Electrical Corporation

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 9, 2019, an employee attempted to stow a Kelley bar after completing excavation work. A strap holding the bar broke, the bar swung out and struck the employee in the chest. The employee was hospitalized for multiple rib fractures and to remove the employee's spleen.

Keywords: Chest, Fracture, Metal Bar, Rib, Spleen, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1371923.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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