Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202503983 - Employee gets struck in the shoulder by excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 202503983 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/05/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314410861	05/05/2010	1794	238910	Earnshaw Bros., Inc.

Abstract: On May 5, 2010, Employee #1 of Earnshaw Bros., Inc., was struck in the shoulder by the rotating counterweight of a Daewoo excavator. As a result, Employee #1 fell into a 5 foot 2 inch deep trench which was within 2 feet of where he was standing as he was struck by the excavator. The trench was dug so that a manhole box could be installed. The trench was 8 feet 6 inches wide by 16 feet long. Employee #1 sustained head and shoulder injuries and was airlifted to the hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, SHOULDER, TRENCH, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314410861			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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