Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174943 - Employee receives injuries when struck by broken chain

Accident Summary Nr: 201174943 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125717496	02/19/2004	1542	236220	San Antonio Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:03 a.m. on December 17, 2003, Employee #1 and coworkers were constructing a barn. The barn support column were drilled using a post hole auger truck. As the post holes were being drilled, the auger truck became stuck in the mud. The employees decided to use a forklift to pull the truck from the mud. They attached a 20-ft chain between the forklift and auger truck. However, as the forklift pulled the auger truck, the chain snapped and flew back into Employee #1. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the flying chain, suffering fractures to his skull. Emergency medical personnel were summoned and took him to the hospital. At the hospital, he required surgery to repair the damages to his skull and face. He was hospitalized following the surgical procedures for postoperative care.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, DRILLING MUD, TRUCK, AUGER, STRUCK BY, BROKEN CHAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125717496			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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