OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211874
FLIPPO CONSTRUCTION CO INC
GREENBELT, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO BLOW TO THE HEAD
Investigation abstract
An employee was in charge of an underground cable-laying operation. The trench s horing was being removed by a backhoe. The employee was standing by the trench w hen the support whaler came free from the attachment chain. It struck him in the head. The employee sustained serious injuries to the face, nose, and jaw. He wa s hospitalized for his injuries. The employer regularly provided safety training on material handling operations.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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