Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201084043 - Employee injured when struck by manhole cone

Accident Summary Nr: 201084043 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120214564	04/22/2003	1629	238910	Tom Leppeck Excavating Inc

Abstract: On March 17, 2003, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was working with a crew setting manhole cones in a newly constructed road. The 1200-pound cone was being lifted by a backhoe with a lifting device and a chain attached the bucket and was being set in a 3-foot-deep excavation. The chain came loose and caused the cone to roll, hit the employee, and pin him against the bank. He suffered broken ribs and was transported to Kern Medical Center for emergency treatment.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, MANHOLE, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		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	120214564			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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