Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201060282 - Employee's ankle fractured when struck by falling whaler

Accident Summary Nr: 201060282 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126019694	10/18/1996	1623	0	Vadnais Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an 120 ft long by 10.5 ft wide by 39 ft deep excavation, helping to install a 120 ft section of a 73 in. sewer line. At the time of the accident, the pipe and gravel backfill had brought the depth up to 29 ft. The workers were using a Caterpillar D-3 bulldozer inside the trench to move the gravel over the pipe as they were back filling. Employee #1, acting as a grade checker, was on the ground slightly to the side of the bulldozer when the operator hit a crosspiece with the cab of his vehicle. This caused a side wall whaler I-beam to fall. It struck Employee #1 on the foot and ankle, fracturing his ankle and causing related crushing injuries.

Keywords: BEAM, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SHORING, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		39

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126019694			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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