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Accident Summary Nr: 130591.015 - Employee strikes shovel handle and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 130591.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 04/28/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1475754.01505/20/2020236117Versa Grade

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 28, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer project, the construction of a residential structure. He jumped into a trench and made contact with a shovel handle sticking out from the ground inside the excavation. The shovel handle struck the employee's throat, causing a traumatic injury to the right carotid artery. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Artery, Blunt force trauma, Excavation, Residential Construction, Shovel, Struck Against, Throat, Trench
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   1 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1475754.015 58 M Fatality Construction Laborer Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Excavation
Fatality Cause:

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