OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221394851

LC PERSONNEL, INC.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX· 2021-09-11T00:00:00

Event: Backhoe Boom, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Bucket, Commercial Building, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Incorrect Equipment, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pile Driver, Reflective Vest, Restaurant, Skull, Staffing Agency, Struck By, Supervision, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 561311
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345545727
Employer profile: LC PERSONNEL, INC.
Summary number: 221394851
Report ID: 0626000
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee sustains head and leg trauma when struck by excavat

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on September 11, 2021, an employee working as a construction laborer for a staffing company was working on a client job site. The employee was assisting a coworker who was operating an excavator. The coworker was piledriving poles into the ground of a new restaurant construction site. The employee was struck by the excavator. The heavy equipment was provided by the general contractor and was operated by a subcontractor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crush injury to his left leg and head trauma.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7010

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