Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170787964 - Employee impaled by handle of flying shovel

Accident Summary Nr: 170787964 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125796599	03/02/1998	1623	0	Navaho Pipe Lines Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on October 15, 1997, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Navaho Pipe Lines, were excavating a storm drain pipeline in Sacramento, CA. The coworker was using a backhoe, and after digging about 15 ft of trench that was 9 ft deep, they began to work in a 2 to 3 ft deep section, locating crossing utility pipes. The backhoe operator felt what he thought was an obstruction, so Employee #1 threw his shovel into the trench and jumped in after it. The shovel bounced up just as Employee #1 was coming down, and he was impaled in the groin by the handle of the shovel. He then fell into the deeper section of the trench, where he was helped out with aid from the loader bucket.. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to U.C. Davis Medical Center, where he was hospitalized with a torn scrotum and an impalement injury.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, IMPALED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, FALL, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, SHOVEL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other		Under $50,000		15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125796599			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Other

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