Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170853170 - Employee's leg fractured by falling pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 170853170 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120247317	11/19/1998	1623	0	Foremost Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a bi-structure trench, digging under an existing water line when the pipe became dislodged at a joint and struck him on the leg. He suffered a severe fracture that required surgery, after which he was hospitalized for ten days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120247317			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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