Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361383 - Employee hit in head by flying wrenches

Accident Summary Nr: 201361383 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 10/02/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302398169	10/05/2000	1623	0	4-D Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were boring underneath the ground to place in a water main. Two employees were attempting to break stem off the boring machine with two 32-in.-long wrenches. The boring machine was turned off at the time. Employee #1, the operator of the boring machine, noticed that the employee was having difficulty breaking the stem and he went around the boring machine to assist. Employee #1 felt like his coat caught the lever and activated the boring machine. The wrenches flew off the stem hitting Employee #1 causing fatal injuries.

Keywords: WRENCH, HEAD, STRUCK BY, BORING MACHINE, FLYING OBJECT, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		3	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302398169			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Other

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