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Accident: 132487.015 - Employee, Pinned Between Equipment, Sustains Crushing Injuri
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1510462.015 | 01/15/2021 | American West Construction, Llc |
At 8:45 a.m. on January 14, 2021, Employee #1 and three coworkers were engaged i n a training session on how to attach a disc blade assembly (dirt tiller) to a J ohn Deere tractor. This was occurring during site preparation work for a multif amily residential structure. During the demonstration, while Employee #1 was st anding in the pinch point of the tractor and the excavator, he directed a cowork er operating the tractor to begin backing up. The equipment operator let off th e clutch too quickly, the tractor jumped back, and Employee #1 was pushed back a nd pinned between the tractor and the excavator. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted to treat a collapsed lung, a fractured shoulder and multiple ribs, and a fractured skull with brain swelling.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | New project or new addition | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1510462.015 | 42 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site grading and rock removal FatCause: |