Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170047492 - Employee Breaks Ribs When Pinned By Small Tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 170047492 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 09/16/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111341319	09/16/1993	1623	0	Evergreen Utility Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was positioning a Case Maxi/sneaker plough into position on a 25 percent slope in order to bury a telephone cable. He was walking on the downhill side of the machine, reaching across to the travel and steering controls. The machine began to tip over toward Employee #1 and, in attempting to avoid it, he tripped or slipped and was then pinned to the pavement by the rops. Employee #1 sustained multiple broken ribs. The equipment is designed to be sat on with the seat belt buckled at all times while in operation.

Keywords: fracture, pinned, roll-over, work rules, rops, construction, steep grade, seat belt, rib, tractor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111341319			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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