Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109371.015 - Employee, caught between equipment, incurs crushing injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 109371.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348207.015	09/21/2018		238220	Ocean Park Mechanical Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on September 18, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a heavy construction job site. Employee #1 was instructing his coworker in the operation of a Bobcat S590 Skid Loader. The coworker was in the operator's cab, and Employee #1 stood outside the cab and conducted the training. When the loader's power was started, the forklift attachment tilted toward the cab and struck Employee #1, crushing him between the hydraulic hose housing and the forklift attachment. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he required treatment for a lacerated colon, four fractured ribs, and a fractured pelvis.

Keywords: Caught Between, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Forklift, Fracture, Hydraulic Tool, Laceration, Loader, Pelvis, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1348207.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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