Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93176.015 - Employee is impaled by probe and is hospitalized

Accident Summary Nr: 93176.015 -- Report ID: 0551702 -- Event Date: 02/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1209222.015	02/09/2017		221310	City Of Olney - Water Distribution

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on February 8, 2017, Employee #1 was entering a hole to locate a water line for repair. The employee was using a four foot long probe for locating the underground piping. As the employee stepped into the hole, the locating device fell, and the weight of the employee's body forced the probe into the employee's groin area, through his left scrotum and into the pelvic bone. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Falling Object, Impaled, Pelvis, Repair, Struck Against, Trench, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1209222.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Water and sewage treatment plant operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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