Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125392.015 - Employee fractures ankle when struck by metal rod

Accident Summary Nr: 125392.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1459653.015	01/31/2020		236116	Barrett Business Services Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 14, 2020, an employee was in an excavation using a long metal rod to determine if trench was level when a coworker, operating the backhoe, moved the bucket and unintentionally struck the metal rod. The rod then struck the employee's boot and pierced the boot and his ankle. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Excavation, Fracture, Metal Pole, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Struck Against, Struck By, Trench

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1459653.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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