Accident Report Detail

Accident: 105792.015 - Employee Is Struck By Tree Limb Jammed Under Excavator And I

**Accident: 105792.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 05/21/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1317600.015	05/22/2018		State Of Vermont

At 11:45 a.m. on May 21, 2018, an employee was attempting to cut a branch loose that was jammed in the undercarriage of a Volvo EW 170 Rubber Mounted Excavator when it shifted, striking the employee several times and pinned him against the machine. The employee fractured his upper left arm, scapula, and two ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: arm, excavator, fracture, pinned, rib, struck by, stuck, tree limb

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1317600.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Highway Maintenance Worker	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause:

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