Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201403045 - Employee killed when head struck by wrench handle

Accident Summary Nr: 201403045 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127204741	06/07/1999	1623	0	Underground Contr Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to loosen a boring rod from a cable boring machine when the rod rotated, causing the pipe wrench attached to the rod to spin around. The wrench handle struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PIPE WRENCH, STRUCK BY, BORING MACHINE

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127204741			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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