Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201073905 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Rock, Fractures Ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 201073905 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/29/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312678204	05/07/2009	1611	237310	Skanska Usa W Ca Dist Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on April 29, 2009, Employee #1 was in a trench leveling the ground for laying concrete pipes. At the work location Employee #1 was facing the pipes and his back was towards the soil pile. A coworker was operating an excavator above Employee #1. During the excavators travel, it loosened the soil and a rock rolled down and hit Employee #1 on the back. Employee #1 sustained fractured ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, ROCK, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312678204			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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