Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170724728 - Employee's leg fractured when struck by shifting timbers

Accident Summary Nr: 170724728 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 05/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125684522	05/07/1998	1041	0	Original Sixteen To One Mine

Abstract: Employee #1 finished loading timber onto a flatcar and then positioned himself in a 1-ton battery trammer to back the car to the unloading area, about 100 ft away. The timber extended between 5 and 6 ft beyond either end of the flatcar. As he was backing, Employee #1 struck an ore car that was parked at the end of the track to serve as a stop. The collision forced the timber into the cab of the trammer, striking Employee #1's upper leg. Two coworkers in the nearby mine shop heard the crash and went to help. They extracted Employee #1 and drove him to the mine office, from where local EMTs were alerted. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left leg, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLATBED RAIL CAR, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LOAD SHIFT, STRUCK AGAINST, COLLISION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125684522			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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