Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126534.015 - Employee suffers leg injury when caught between wheel of aer

Accident Summary Nr: 126534.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475920.015	06/01/2020		236220	Ideal Contracting, Llc

Abstract: At 6:30 a.m. on May 20, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a general contractor. Employee #1 standing next to the tire of an aerial and a 500 Gallon Portable Diesel Fuel Tank supported by the forks of a telehandler fork truck. Employee #1 got caught between the fuel tank and wheel of the aerial lift. Employee #1 suffered a contusion and abrasion to the upper portion of the leg and was hospitalized. A portion of the leg of Employee #1 was removed and later re-attached as part of the treatment.

Keywords: Abrasion, Aerial Lift, Amputation, Caught Between, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Forklift, Fuel Tank, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Surgical Amputation, Swelling, Thigh, Tire, Vehicle, Wheel

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1475920.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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