Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96223.015 - Employee struck by falling timber is hospitalized

Accident Summary Nr: 96223.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238602.015	05/10/2017		237310	Iowa Bridge And Culvert, Lc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on May 2, 2017, An employee was standing in the fall zone of a timber piling being cut. A coworker was cutting a timber piling when the 18.5 foot section that was cut spun. The timber fell in the direction of the employee, striking him in the back and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Crushing, Falling Object, Piling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1238602.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause:

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