Accident Report Detail
Accident: 105176.015 - Employee Building Retaining Wall Is Struck In Face By Flying
Accident: 105176.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 04/19/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1313006.015 | 05/02/2018 | Parsons Bros Rockeries California Inc. | |||||
At 7:46 a.m. on April 19, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were building a retaining wall. The coworker was operating equipment to move and place large granite rocks for the wall. Employee #1 was acting as the coworker's spotter. As the coworker placed a large rock onto other rocks, a rock shot out and struck Employee #1's face. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for an open zygomatic arch and temporal bone fracture and a complex facial laceration. | |||||||
Keywords:
retaining wall, fracture, laceration, flying object, rock, construction, eye, face, construction vehicle, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | ||
1 | 1313006.015 | 21 | M | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration |