Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200521201 - Employee killed by jet-vac while cleaning sewer line

Accident Summary Nr: 200521201 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115094807	08/06/1999	4952	0	Clive, City Of

Abstract: Employee #1 was engaged in routine sewer line cleaning when a water-operated jet-vac was propelled by high pressure back up through the manhole and struck him in the face. He sustained head injuries, from which he died on August 8, 1999.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, HEAD, VACUUM CLEANER, CLEANING, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, MANHOLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115094807			Fatality	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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