Accident Report Detail

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Accident: 201506037 - Employee Loses Teeth When Struck By Pipe

**Accident: 201506037 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/26/2005**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
307340240	11/04/2005	1794	Impact Demo And Hauling Inc

At approximately 10:43 a.m. on October 26, 2005, Employee #1's supervisor was moving an eight-foot metal pipe with a concrete base, using an excavator. The pipe slipped from the excavator, fell to the ground, and one end of the pipe tilted and struck Employee #1. He sustained injuries to his left cheek and lost six of his teeth from the upper left jaw. Employee #1 was transported to Highland Hospital Oakland, where he was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: mouth, laceration, excavator, pipe, struck by, flying object

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	307340240			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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