Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068202 - Employee is injured when struck in head by bar

Accident Summary Nr: 201068202 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125872341	08/31/2004	1794	238910	Tc Construction

Abstract: At 11:20 a.m. on July 21, 2004, Employee #1, who was a manager, and a coworker were changing attachments on a track hoe at a street intersection at Liberty Station Naval Training Center in San Diego, CA. While Employee #1 was removing the safety pin by pounding it with a 70-in. digging bar, the bar struck the right side of his face. He was hospitalized at Scripps Mercy hospital for treatment of a facial fracture that required surgery.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, HEAD, PIN, STRUCK BY, FACE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125872341			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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