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Accident Summary Nr: 201403045 - Employee killed when head struck by wrench handle

Accident Summary Nr: 201403045 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/04/1999
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12720474106/07/199916230Underground Contr Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to loosen a boring rod from a cable boring machine when the rod rotated, causing the pipe wrench attached to the rod to spin around. The wrench handle struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PIPE WRENCH, STRUCK BY, BORING MACHINE
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Highway, road, street New project or new addition $50,000 to $250,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 127204741 Fatality Fracture Construction laborers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Trenching, installing pipe
Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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