Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200600443 - Employee killed when struck by boom of rock rammer

Accident Summary Nr: 200600443 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302338892	12/21/1998	1611	0	Delta Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a three-man crew excavating a 5 ft deep trench. He was in the trench taking laser readings when a coworker operating a rock rammer swung the boom around in the trench, striking Employee #1 and pinning him against the trench wall. The blow lacerated his liver nearly in half. He was transported to the hospital, where he died during surgery.

Keywords: PINNED, ROCK CRUSHER, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LIVER, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302338892			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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