The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, March 27th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Corona, CA which had occured previously at Boudreau Pipeline Corporation. A 36 year old Pipelayer had been injured when the employee was struck in head by falling object and was hospital
Accident Date2017-02-28
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on February 28, 2017, an employee was working at a facility specializing in underground wet utilities. As the employee was located at the base of a building, observing a coworker perform grade checks, he was struck in the head by a drill that had fallen from scaffolding that was approximately 60 feet above the ground. Although the employee was wearing a hardhat, he sustained a serious head injury, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.