Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170291017 - Employee Dies After Being Struck by High-Pressure Nozzle

Accident Summary Nr: 170291017 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 02/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308529676	02/07/2005	1794	238910	Miller Bros. Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: On February 3, 2005, Employee #1, of Miller Brothers Excavating, Inc., was using a high-pressure water jet hose to wash silt from a 48 in.-diameter storm sewer. He lost control of the metal nozzle, which stuck him in an unprotected part of his head. He died on March 9, 2005.

Keywords: SEWER, HEAD, HOSE, HIGH PRESSURE, WATER HOSE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308529676			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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