Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120791.015 - Employee's leg is amputated when struck by pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 120791.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 10/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1438174.015	10/16/2019		237110	Jamco Excavators, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on October 4, 2019, an employee was standing near a low bed trailer that was being loaded with a large pipe when the pipe rolled off of the trailer and struck him. The employee was pinned to the ground beneath the pipe. The employee was hospitalized to treat a compound fracture to his femur and fractures to his tibia, fibula, ribs and shoulder. The employee's leg was amputated at the hospital due to the severity of the injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Compound Fracture, Crushed, Falling Object, Flatbed Truck, Fracture, Leg, Loading, Pinned, Pipe, Rib, Rolled, Shoulder, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1438174.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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