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Accident: 201793965 - Employee Injured When Pole Crashes Through Cab Of Excavator
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119825750 | 01/29/2001 | 1622 | Fci Constructors |
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 18, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a loader stripping asphalt and putting it in a pile. Another worker asked Employee #1 to use the excavator to remove a wooden power pole. The pole was 26 inches in diameter and 39 ft tall. Employee #1 using a Kobel Trackho, Model Number SK330lC, Serial Number YCO6-W0259 excavator to dig around the pole. Employee #1 had just dumped his 3rd shovel full of dirt and was swinging back when the pole fell. The pole crashed through the cab and struck Employee #1 on the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a blunt trauma to his head and neck and is paralyzed from the chest down.
Keywords:
excavation, head, paralysis, pinned, crushed, excavator, loader, neck, struck by
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119825750 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |