Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170363881 - Employee's Arm Is Crushed in Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 170363881 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125825877	02/08/2010	1611	237310	Trinity County Transportation

Abstract: Employee #1 was using his hand to sweep cinders off the spinner on the back of a dump truck. The spinner distributes cinders onto the road surface to improve traction during icy conditions. Employee #1 was sweeping the cinders off the spinner while it was in motion. Employee #1's hand was caught and pulled in to the spinner's auger. Employee #1 received fractures to his right arm and hand. Employee # 1 worked for the County Transportation Department as a Road Maintenance Supervisor.

Keywords: CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, AUGER, ARM, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125825877			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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