Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143780.015 - Employee fractures legs when struck by skid steer backing up

Accident Summary Nr: 143780.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552833.015	09/14/2021		324122	Duran'S Paving Rentals, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on September 8, 2021, an employee working as a construction laborer for an asphalt materials manufacturer was adjusting the mirrors for a coworker operating a skid steer. The employee was walking toward the front of the vehicle as the operator started backing up. The employee was crushed between a handrail and the vehicle bucket. The employee was hospitalized to treat bilateral tibia and fibular fractures to both legs.

Keywords: Adjust, Asphalt, Backing Up, Broken Bone, Commercial Building, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Driving, Engineering Controls, Fibula, Fracture, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Obstructed Rear View, Obstructed View, Skid Steer loader, Struck Against, Tibia, Unsafe Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1552833.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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