Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96817.015 - Employee falls from irrigation unit and dies from injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 96817.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 06/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1244321.015	06/30/2017		237110	J & B Irrigation, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:50 p.m. on June 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a company that provided irrigation systems, was working at a job site. He was working from a horizontal brace of a Valley Pivot Point Irrigation System, Model 7000/8000, and using a line-up hand tool to align flanges. Employee #1 fell when one side of the bracing detached. As he hit the ground, the line-up hand tool punctured his chest. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries. The subsequent investigation indicated that both the penetrating injury and the blunt force trauma contributed to his death.

Keywords: Bracing, Chest, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Hand Tool, Installing, Irrigation Equipment, Irrigation Pipe, Puncture

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	0	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1244321.015	53	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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