Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772952 - Employee injured when struck by falling object

Accident Summary Nr: 200772952 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 11/18/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306099359	11/18/2003	1799	238910	Valley Crest Landscape, Inc.

Abstract: On November 18, 2003, Employee #1, a foreman, was setting concrete blocks in a shallow hole to be used to stabilize infant trees. They were being lifted by a backhoe. The chain was set onto a hook on the bucket of the backhoe and the other end of the chain was wrapped around the block. Employee #1 was guiding the blocks into the hole. The chain came off of the hook on the backhoe and struck Employee #1 in the right thigh. He was hospitalized with bruises, contusions, and abrasions.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE BLOCK, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306099359			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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