Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465290 - Employee killed when head strikes rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 202465290 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310199161	10/26/2007	1611	237310	American Caisson Inc Dba The Mahaffey Companies

Abstract: At approximately 2:34 p.m. on October 26, 2007, Employee #1, an oiler/laborer, and a coworker, a rig/drill operator, were working on a sound wall construction project along the Route 118 Freeway. They were drilling a 16 ft deep by 16 in. diameter hole for installation of caissons. According to witnesses, Employee #1 jumped and grabbed on the shaft of the drill and locked arms and feet around it. The drill shaft was spinning and he was unable to hold his arms around it. As Employee #1's arms came off, his body continued to spin and his head struck against some rebar located within 3 ft of the drill shaft. He was pronounced dead at 2:47 p.m., and his body was transported to the Ventura County Coroner's facility.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, INSTALLING, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310199161			Fatality	Fracture	Boilermakers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Other

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