Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133503.015 - Employee fractures foot when pinned by backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 133503.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515903.015	02/22/2021		561790	City Of Orange Public Works

Abstract: At 8:50 a.m. on September 1, 2020, an employee was working on removing and replacing a sidewalk that was broken and uprooted by tree roots. The employee was using a backhoe to remove the tree roots, while two coworkers were assisting. While the employee was pushing the dirt and at the same time attempting to remove a tree root, the bucket under pressure bounced off the root and pinned the employee's foot between the unremoved sidewalk and the bucket. The employee suffered an open fracture to the left foot and was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Orange CA, where the employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backhoe, Bucket , Caught Between, Foot, Fracture, Open Fracture, Pinned, Removing, Replacing, Sidewalk, Struck By, Tree

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1515903.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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