Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202477410 - Employee Struck by Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 202477410 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 04/18/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312666464	04/19/2011	1794	238910	J/K Excavation & Grading Co Inc

Abstract: On April 18, 2011, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee was injured during the forcible uprooting of a buried 7-inch diameter PVC pipe, approximately 20-feet long using a bulldozer. The PVC became airborne and hit the employee from behind. The PVC pipe's flexible nature probably allowed it to flex storing mechanical energy within itself and the release of the energy when it broke and unfortunately flying into the employee. The Division was promptly notified by the employer, no violations were found, and no regulatory action was taken. The employee was transported to the hospital. His injuries were loss of his left eye, short term memory loss, fractured bone behind upper lip, dislocated left shoulder, and left back injury.

Keywords: EYE, SHOULDER, BACK, PIPE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312666464			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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