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Accident Summary Nr: 116518.015 - Employee's legs, pelvis are fractured during pipe installati

Accident Summary Nr: 116518.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402969.015	05/23/2019		238220	Woody'S Plumbing Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on May 20, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was working in an excavation during an underground pipe installation for a residential structure. He was filing the end of a pipe when a piece of concrete curb broke free, fell, and struck him. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of fractures to both legs and pelvis.

Keywords: Concrete, Excavation, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Pelvis, Pipe, Plumbing, Residential Construction, Struck By, Undrgrd Installation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1402969.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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