Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114722.015 - Employee incurs puncture wound in foot when struck by pressu

Accident Summary Nr: 114722.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1387413.015	03/22/2019		221310	Gm Construction And Developer Inc

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on February 15, 2019, Employee #1, Coworker #1, and other crew members, employed by a construction company, were working in a trench and making emergency repairs to a broken water main. Equipment used included an FX 60 self-contained vacuum excavation unit to suck out water, and a high pressure hose/wand that Coworker #1 was operating to break up debris in an effort to access the broken main. Employee #1 was straddling the pipe with his feet under 2 feet of water and with his back to Coworker #1. Coworker #1 inadvertently sprayed pressurized water onto Employee #1's foot, causing a puncture wound. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the puncture wound.

Keywords: Construction, Excavation, Excavator, Foot, High Pressure, Puncture, Repair, Struck By, Trench, Water, Water Hose, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1387413.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, general office	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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