Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202357224 - Employee injured when struck by backhoe in reverse

Accident Summary Nr: 202357224 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 04/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308721752	04/29/2005	1623	237130	D & L Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: On April 28, 2005, Employee #1 was installing underground telephone communication cable at a multi-unit residential construction site. He was trying to pull the cable through a conduit when a backhoe came near to his work area, traveling in reverse. The driver did not see Employee #1 and the backhoe's bucket struck him on the left side of his head. He suffered a concussion and was transported to the local hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, BACKHOE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308721752			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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