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Accident Summary Nr: 170062434 - Employees injured when struck by small rocks after explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170062434 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125292854	08/31/1995	1623	0	J. F. Wilkerson Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were part of a crew that was excavating a trench and laying sewer pipe. The excavator was digging through fractured rock that had been blasted previously. When the excavator bucket broke through some rock it apparently struck an undetonated explosive charge. The excavator bucket absorbed the blast. Small rocks flew through the air and struck Employees #1 and #2. The employees were transported to the hospital, treated, and released.

Keywords: ROCK, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125292854			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	125292854			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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