Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121373.015 - Employee sustains blunt force trauma to chest and abdomen wh

Accident Summary Nr: 121373.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434291.015	09/27/2019		237990	Pacific Boring, Incorporated

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 9, 2019, Employee #1 and three coworkers were trying to fit a close face drill bit on a tunnel-boring machine. To lift the drill bit, they were using a 3-4 ton outrigger shuttle-deck crane. As they were trying to align the bit, the anchor point on the bit unit broke and the bit unit fell on Employee #1, causing crushing injuries. Employee #1 suffered blunt force trauma to his chest and abdomen and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force trauma, Boring Machine, Chest, Crane, Crane Outrigger, Drill Bit, Falling Object, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1434291.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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