Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170070627 - Employee injured when impaled on shovel handle

Accident Summary Nr: 170070627 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104462957	06/05/1991	1542	0	Guarino Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 a.m. on June 5, 1991, Employee #1, a laborer for Guarino Corporation, and coworkers began to replace a water valve box in the east end of an approximately 10 ft long by 20 to 35 in. deep by 5 ft 4 in. wide trench in Hyattsville, MD. At about 9:15 a.m., a backhoe operator began to backfill the excavation. Employee #1 was entering the trench with a shovel in his right hand when he stumbled and fell. The approximately 4 ft long blunt shovel handle penetrated his groin area approximately 12 in. Employee #1 was hospitalized and was expected to make a full recovery.

Keywords: IMPALED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, TRIPPED, FALL, HAND TOOL, SHOVEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104462957			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers

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