Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038213 - Employee Is Struck by Nail While Mowing and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201038213 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/08/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125945865	07/06/2006	1541	236210	Accu Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on June 8, 2006, Employee #1 was operating a John Deer garden tractor. One FLAIL mower was attached to the rear of the tractor. The mower was rented by the employer for a few days. The mower was operated through the power take-off unit of the tractor. The knives of the mower were to mow down and cut the dense patch of ice plants situated between the on ramp access road and the freeway. The mower length and breadth were 54 in. and 25 in. respectively, and the knives were well guarded. The PTO length was 30 in. with a of 2.5 in. diameter. Employee #1 did this operation in the morning and resumed the operation again after lunch break. At the time of the accident Employee #1 had turned his face towards the back side when a short metallic nail (without the head) struck his nose area. The nail travelled and ultimately settled just under the top of Employee #1's skull. Employee #1 suffered right frontal hemorrhage, inter-hemispheric subdural hematoma and skull base fracture. Employee #1 underwent surgery and was hospitalized for two weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, NAIL, HEMORRHAGE, NOSE, LAWN MOWER, SKULL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, FLYING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125945865			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Other

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