Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133641.015 - Employee suffers broken arm when caught between vehicles

Accident Summary Nr: 133641.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 02/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516793.015	02/19/2021		237130	Asplundh Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on February 9, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a power and communication line contractor. Employee #1 was placing tools in the toolbox located on the bed of boom truck #1. A coworker was operating boom truck #2 in reverse towards boom truck #1. Employee #1 was in boom truck #1, when it was struck by boom truck #2. The arms of Employee #1 were caught between the two vehicles. Employee #1 suffered fractured bones in arm which required hospitalization and surgery.

Keywords: Arm, Boom, Bucket , Bucket Truck, Caught Between, Construction vehicle, Fracture, Lift, Lift Bucket, Motor Vehicle, Struck Against, Struck By, Truck, Truck Boom, Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1516793.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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