Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94668.015 - Employee operating jackhammer falls and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 94668.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 04/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1224424.015	04/12/2017		238110	Dresser-Rand Company

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on April 6, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a supplier of rotating equipment, was engaged in the demolition of a foundation at a construction worksite. He was operating a jackhammer when he dropped the machine, overreached to catch it, and fell. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Falling Object, Fracture, Jackhammer, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1224424.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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