Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107934.015 - Employee injures head and back when struck by falling lid

Accident Summary Nr: 107934.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1335425.015	08/02/2018		237310	King Construction Company Inc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on July 30, 2018, an employee was operating a cutting torch when he reached into a metal box. As he leaned in, the weld on the box top failed and the lid dropped down and struck the employee, who was caught between the lid and box. The employee received unspecified injuries to his head and back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Box Lid, Caught Between, Falling Object, Head, Metal container, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1335425.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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