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Accident: 105433.015 - Employee, Struck By Metal Door, Incurs Head/Face Injuries
Accident: 105433.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/03/2018 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1314967.015 | 05/09/2018 | Vann Brothers | |||||
| At 6:00 p.m. on May 3, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were inside a 15 to 20 feet deep trench and installing a drainage pipe inside a concrete shore. Cowork er #2, a subcontractor, was operating an excavator/backhoe outside the trench. A metal door at the end of the shoring was stuck and needed to be lifted. As Co worker #2 backed up the excavator to lift the door, the door struck Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 lost consciousness and fell forward, severely cutting his head. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a head injury and head/facial lacerations. He requ ired 17 days of hospitalization and 18 days of rehabilitation. | |||||||
Keywords:
backhoe, backing up, construction, construction vehicle, door, drain pipe, excavation, excavator, face, fall, head, installing, laceration, struck by, trench, unconsciousness
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 1314967.015 | 62 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction | ||