Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116086.015 - Employee is struck by excavator and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 116086.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 05/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399444.015	05/08/2019		237110	Castlerock Development Services, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 2, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a water and sewer line construction company, were working at a multifamily residential construction project. The coworker, who was operating the excavator, was alerted that he was making contact with a lateral sewer line. As the coworker began moving the excavator away from the lateral pipe, Employee #1 approached the rear of the excavator. Employee #1 was in the excavator's blind spot when he was struck. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured lower leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Excavator, Fracture, Leg, Pipeline, Residential Construction, Sewer, Struck By, Trench, Walking Surface

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1399444.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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