Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116968.015 - Employee is injured when pinned between trench wall and pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 116968.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1406996.015	06/10/2019		237110	Triple B Construction

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 31, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a pipeline construction company, were engaged in pipeline installation work for a sewer/water treatment plant. Employee #1 was inside a 3-foot to 4-foot trench and guiding a 30-inch reinforced concrete pipe from the west end. His coworker was operating a Case cx80c trackhoe with a 12-foot nylon lifting strap attached to the equipment's boom. The boom of the trackhoe lost power, and the arm swung west 3 feet, pinning Employee #1 between the trench wall and the pipe. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a lacerated liver and internal bleeding.

Keywords: Boom, Caught Between, Construction, Crushing, Excavator, Hemorrhage, Internal Bleeding, Laceration, Liver, Loader/Backhoe, Pinned, Pipe, Pipeline, Struck By, Trench, Undrgrd Installation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Other

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1406996.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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