Accident Report Detail
Accident: 93176.015 - Employee Is Impaled By Probe And Is Hospitalized
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1209222.015 | 02/09/2017 | City Of Olney - Water Distribution |
At 10:45 a.m. on February 8, 2017, Employee #1 was entering a hole to locate a w ater 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 dev ice fell, and the weight of the employee's body forced the probe into the employ ee's groin area, through his left scrotum and into the pelvic bone. He was hospi talized for his injuries.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Sewer/water treatment plant | Maintenance or repair |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1209222.015 | 39 | M | Hospitalized injury | Water and sewage treatment plant operators | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: |