Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97754.015 - Worker is struck by falling object when rigging fails

Accident Summary Nr: 97754.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1251432.015	07/31/2017		238990	Global Underground Corp

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 28, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction site. A sewer line had just been replaced. Employee #1 was assisting in rigging the pull head in order to remove it from the trench box. The pull head slipped out of the rigging chain and dropped to the ground, striking Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his sternum, ribs, and scapula, and a bruised lung.

Keywords: Chain, Chest, Construction, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Fracture, Rigging, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1251432.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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