Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202484457 - Employee Is Injured by Flying Piece of Metal

Accident Summary Nr: 202484457 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310409495	10/10/2006	1629	238910	Top Grade Construction Inc.

Abstract: On September 30, 2006, Employee #1 was a heavy equipment operator with Top Grade Construction, Incorporated. He was operating a scraper and was injured when a piece of metal flew through the back window of the cab and struck him in the neck. An investigation by the employer revealed that the piece of metal was part of the "H hitch link" that had broken. Employee #1 was treated at UC Davis Medical Center, in Sacramento, for a chipped bone in his neck.

Keywords: GRADER, SCRAPER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TRAILER HITCH, NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310409495			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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