Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129934.015 - Employee is struck by wrench and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 129934.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495107.015	09/29/2020		237990	D.B.E. Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on September 28, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was installing underground plumbing conduit along a causeway connecting an island to the mainland. As the employee was standing alongside a rotating rod, he placed a 60-inch wrench on a rod, which was rotating at 60 rpm. The wrench locked in place on the rotating rod, causing the employee to be slung to the other side of the rod. The wrench rotated with the rod and struck the employee in the abdomen. Employee #1 sustained blunt force traumatic injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fracture, Hemorrhage, Installing, Lockout, Propelled, Rotating Shaft, Struck By, Undrgrd Installation, Wrench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1495107.015	31	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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