Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121189.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by pipe wrench

Accident Summary Nr: 121189.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441230.015	10/29/2019		237120	M & G Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on October 9, 2019, an employee was removing the drill head and installing an 18-inch reamer. While the drill rod was rotating slowly onto the reamer, the employee placed a 48-inch pipe wrench on the reamer and stood on the pipe wrench. The pipe wrench slipped off of the pipe and spun around striking the employee in the left leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken left leg.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Flying Object, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Pipe Wrench, Struck By

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	Occupation	Construction
1	1441230.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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