Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124485.015 - Employee injures foot and ankle when struck by excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 124485.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 11/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447385.015	11/18/2019		561730	Northern Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on November 18, 2019, an employee working for a tree service had just notified local law enforcement that they needed a traffic stop for safety. The employee had been walking but stopped behind a mini excavator to let a passing car go by. At the same time, a coworker operating the excavator announced that he was tracking backwards. The employee didn't hear the coworker and was struck by the vehicle. The employee sustained soft tissue damage to his left foot and ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Backing Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Communication, Contusion, Driver, Excavator, Foot, Lack of Work Procedures, Landscaping, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck By, Tree Care, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1447385.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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