Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201638806 - Employee'S Legis Fractured When Struck By Concrete
Accident: 201638806 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/16/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313477531 | 09/21/2009 | 1611 | Northwest Earthmovers Inc | ||||
On September 16, 2009, Employee #1 was standing nearby as an excavator was removing a piece of concrete curb and gutter that was approximately 7 ft long. The concrete piece had been lifted approximately 1.5 ft on one end when it broke loose from the asphalt. The concrete piece tumbled end over end toward Employee #1 who was approximately 6 ft away from end that was not being lifted by excavator. The concrete piece struck Employee #1 and fractured his right leg in two places. He was hospitalized for treatment of his fractures. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, excavator, struck by, concrete, asphalt, leg
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 313477531 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |