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Accident Summary Nr: 170160022 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY LARGE CONCRETE PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 170160022 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/20/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119992972	08/20/1993	1623	0	Granite Construction Co

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 A.M. ON AUGUST 20, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LIFTING THE WIRE CABLE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINTS OF 7-FOOT CONCRETE PIPES DURING UNLOADING FROM A FLATBED TRUCK. THE BOOM OPERATOR WAS POSITIONING HIS BOOM ABOVE EMPLOYEE #1 WHEN THE BOOM ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK THE OUTER PIPE, CAUSING IT TO ROCK INTO EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 1 DAY FOR MINOR INJURIES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HIDDEN BY THE TALL PIPES ON TOP OF THE FLATBED WHILE ATTACHING THE CABLE TO THE PIPES AND FAILED TO INFORM THE BOOM OPERATOR OF HIS WHEREABOUTS. ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT FOLLOW THE COMPANY'S SAFETY PROCEDURES AND WAS REPRIMANDED. HE WAS PROPERLY TRAINED, WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE, AND HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME JOB FOR 6 MONTHS. NO MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND INVOLVING THE EQUIPMENT.

Keywords: SHOULDER, BOOM, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CONCRETE PIPE, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119992972			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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