Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115331.015 - Employee's foot is injured when caught in equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 115331.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384042.015	03/07/2019		236116	Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Los Angeles Inc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on February 22, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a Kubota Track Skid Steer SVL75 to grade an area where a residential building was to be constructed. After finishing the grading, with the equipment bucket slightly elevated above the surface, Employee #1 placed his right foot forward and began to exit. The lifting arm brace which holds the bucket fell/lowered, and the employee's foot was caught between the brace and the equipment frame. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of his foot injury and then released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brace, Bucket , Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Crushing, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Foot, Frame, Grader, Loader, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384042.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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