Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924017 - Employee Is Killed by Flying Object

Accident Summary Nr: 200924017 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 08/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309328284	08/26/2005	4941	221310	City Of Colonial Heights - Dept. Of Public Works

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 26, 2005, Employee #1 of the Public Works Department had set up the lateral line cleaning kit to unclog a line leading to the toilet. The kit contained a rubber hose, which was connected to another hose on the International flusher truck, containing a Vac-Con attachment unit. When Employee #1 applied high water pressure through the hoses to remove the blockage, one of the couplings became disconnected from the lateral line cleaning kit. The coupling on the end of the rubber hose struck the victim on the left side of the head behind his ear, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, HOSE, CLOGGED, LACERATION, WATER HOSE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309328284			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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