Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114331.015 - Employee sustains fractures when caught between excavator an

Accident Summary Nr: 114331.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384189.015	03/11/2019		532490	Nichols Equipment

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on February 25, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a John Deere 225d excavator. The employee attempted to adjust the mirror on the excavator so that he could continue backing out of building to clear the doorway. He pulled the shut off lever and leaned out of the cab to fix the mirror. When he reengaged the safety shut off lever, he was inadvertently leaning against the joystick that rotates the cab. The employee was struck by and caught in between the excavator cab and the building's door opening. The employee used the joystick to rotate the cab back to the right, and freed himself. Employee #1 sustained three fractured vertebra and a broken collarbone. He was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital and remained hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Caught Between, Collarbone, Door, Excavator, Fracture, Neck, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1384189.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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