Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200083277 - Employee injured when struck by boulder rolling into trench

Accident Summary Nr: 200083277 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310188156	10/18/2007	1794	238910	Bunce Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On October 18, 2007, Employee #1 was installing a drainage system in a trench when a large boulder rolled into the excavation and struck him on the lower back. He suffered multiple fractures to his hip and pelvis. The trench had no cave-in protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, BOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310188156			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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