Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120891.015 - Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall from excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 120891.015 -- Report ID: 1032700 -- Event Date: 10/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439034.015	10/21/2019		237990	Pacific Pile & Marine Lp

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on October 18, 2019, an employee was changing a leaking O-ring on a hydraulic line located on the side of an excavator boom. The employee was standing on the catwalk in front of the operator's cab, loosening the hydraulic line when a sudden release of pressure startled him causing him to fall to the barge deck, approximately 12-feet below. The employee was hospitalized for several weeks to treat fractured ribs, pelvis, and wrist. The employee also was treated for a concussion and deep laceration on his ear.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Changing, Concussion, Ear, Excavator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hydraulic Line, Laceration, Pelvis, Pressure Release, Rib, Ring, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1439034.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause:

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