Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129157.015 - Employee's leg is amputated when loader bucket falls from ja

Accident Summary Nr: 129157.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 08/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1491027.015	08/19/2020		423810	Peterson Tractor Co

Abstract: At 5:21 a.m. on August 19, 2020, an employee was welding a John Deere 444K bucket that was resting on a single tripod stand. As the employee attempted to move the welder, the employee made contact with the loader bucket, causing the bucket to slip from the stand and fall on the employee's left lower leg. The employee suffered an amputation of the left lower leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bucket , Falling Object, Leg, Loader Bucket, Slip, Tripod, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1491027.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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