Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129578.015 - Employee bruises face and lacerates head when struck by nylo

Accident Summary Nr: 129578.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 09/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493379.015	09/18/2020		221118	Excelon

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on September 16, 2020, an employee was operating a winch used to pull electric cable though an underground installation. A nylon rope (3/4 inch) attached to the winch and then to the cable was under tension and broke. The rope then recoiled and struck the employee in the face and head. The employee was hospitalized to treat bruises to the face and a laceration to head.

Keywords: Broke, Cable, Contusion, Electric Cable, Face, Flying Object, Head, Laceration, Operating, Rope, Struck By, Undrgrd Installation, Winch

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation			12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1493379.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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