Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202362380 - Employee 's Face Is Scalded by Hot Pressurized Water

Accident Summary Nr: 202362380 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310700109	04/18/2007	1794	238910	Npl Corp.

Abstract: On April 18, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were using an underground bidirectional boring machine when the reamer head became clogged. They dug down to the clogged reamer, and the foreman struck the reamer head with a shovel, unclogging the reamer. This caused the pressurized water in the hole to shoot out and strike Employee #1 in the face.

Keywords: BURN, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FACE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310700109			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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