Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135108.015 - Employee sustains fractures and bruises due to excavator acc

Accident Summary Nr: 135108.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 12/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1508374.015	12/30/2020		221118	Merced Irrigation District

Abstract: At 11:20 a.m. on December 22, 2020, an employee was connecting a chain to a 36-inch plastic water pipe for an excavator to pick up. While the excavator operator stood up to instruct the employee to choke up or loosen the chain, he returned to the cab and accidentally caught his safety vest on the controls, which were not locked. This caused the excavator to swing to the right, striking the employee with the pipe. The impact resulted in a fracture to the employee's back and hip, as well as bruises to the shoulder and head, knocking him to the ground. Emergency services were called, and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Back, Excavator, Fall, Fracture, Head, Hip, Pipe, Shoulder, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1508374.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: 0 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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