Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170069207 - Employee hit by flying dirt and debris

Accident Summary Nr: 170069207 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 11/02/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119560183	11/02/1993	1611	0	T.C. Simons Incorporated

Abstract: Employees were digging a trench to install drain pipe along 1 1/4 miles of road. While digging, the employer struck a 3 in. gas main. Employee #1 was standing directly in front of the backhoe near where the main was struck. Employee #1 was hit in the face and chest with dirt and debris and was startled by the accident. He was taken to the hospital and released. Days before the accident, the employer had had the job marked by Miss Utility but the company's marking had faded.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, SHOCK, INSTALLING, SAND, DRAIN PIPE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PIPE, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119560183			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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