Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111308.015 - Employee receives arm amputation after it is caught in engin

Accident Summary Nr: 111308.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1328780.015	07/10/2018		236116	Clark & Sons Contracting Corp.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on July 10, 2018, an employee and a coworker brought a scraper (Caterpillar Model Number 637C-HP4L63) next to another scraper (Caterpillar Model Number 637C FR3P34) to jump start it's dead battery. The employee started the working scraper and then attached the leads of jumper cables to the battery. The employee then climbed onto the front bumper of the scraper with the dead battery to connect the leads to the battery terminals. As the employee opened the battery cover, the employee lost his balance and fell into the engine fan and became caught. The employee attempted to pull his arm free, but was unable. On the second attempt to pull free, the employee lost his balance and fell to the ground as his arm was amputated at the elbow. The employee was hospitalized for two days for treatment of his injury.

Keywords: Amputation, Arm, Battery, Caught In, Engine, Fall, Fan Blade, Jump Start, Lost Balance

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1328780.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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