Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201510989 - Pipeline Worker Is Struck and Injured by Falling Cement

Accident Summary Nr: 201510989 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 08/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317132157	08/27/2013	1622	237990	Southland/Tutor Perini Jv

Abstract: On August 22, 2013, Employee #1, employed by Southland/Tutor Perini Corporation, was working on a pipeline project. A piece of cement grout approximately 1.5 feet by 1.5 feet by 6 feet long fell out of the tunnel face approximately 3 feet above the invert. The cement pinned Employee #1's leg against a roadheader. Employee #1 sustained bruising/contusions/abrasions. He did not require hospitalization. This incident was reported to Cal/OSHA, which subsequently led to an investigation.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TUNNEL, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, ABRASION, PIPELINE, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317132157			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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