Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127802.015 - Employee breaks shoulder and ribs when struck by backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 127802.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482889.015	07/10/2020		237310	Virginia Department Of Transportation

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on July 10, 2020, an employee working for a state department of transportation was removing a water jug from the path of the backhoe. The coworker driving the backhoe struck the employee with the arm of the backhoe. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right shoulder and four broken ribs.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Boom, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Construction vehicle, Driver, Fracture, Motor Vehicle, Rib, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Struck By, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1482889.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury

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