Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115644.015 - Employee lacerates leg when branch breaks through windshield

Accident Summary Nr: 115644.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395441.015	04/22/2019		238910	Levinson Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on March 13, 2019, an employee of a site preparation contractor was operating an excavator and cleaning a residential lot. As he was pulling tree branches, a tree limb broke through the excavator windshield and smashed into his right leg. The employee required hospitalization and treatment for a laceration to the leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Laceration, Leg, Projectile, Residential Construction, Struck By, Tree Limb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1395441.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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