Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117119.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries when struck by iron pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 117119.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1408205.015	06/14/2019		237110	Wicker Construction Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on June 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a water and sewer line construction company, was working in a trench box in an excavation. He was putting lube on a 24-inch iron ductile pipe and cleaning the seal. The rigging holding the pipe fell, and the employee was struck in the abdomen. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and internal bleeding.

Keywords: Abdomen, Collapsed lung, Construction, Excavation, Falling Object, Fracture, Hemorrhage, Installing, Pipeline, Rib, Rigging, Struck By, Trench Box, Undrgrd Installation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1408205.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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