Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123259.015 - Employee's arm is fractured by suspended load

Accident Summary Nr: 123259.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 08/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434870.015	08/27/2019		238910	K & K Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 6, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was performing site preparation for a commercial building. He was using a plate tamper and an excavator. When he attempted to move the plate tamper out of a 3-foot hole, his right arm became caught in the pinch point between the tamper and the excavator's bucket. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured arm.

Keywords: Arm, Bucket , Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Dirt Tamper, Excavator, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Pinched, Site Clearing, Site Preparation , Suspended Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1434870.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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