Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170167530 - Employee's foot amputated when caught between bus and roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170167530 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120251848	04/16/1997	1611	0	Calmex Engineering Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was deadheading a roller back to the storage yard, followed by a backup truck. A bus came speeding around the slow-moving truck and struck the roller. Employee #1's right foot became caught against the roller and was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, SPEEDING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120251848			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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