Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170736334 - Employee Injured When Struck By Backhoe Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 170736334 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119869923	04/12/1995	1521	0	Irish Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 a.m. on April 8, 1995, Employee #1, a backhoe operator, was standing on the ground placing a 5-gallon emulsion pile on the backhoe. He had not turned off the engine when he got off the backhoe, and kept the engine running. The pile struck the control lever of the backhoe boom and the boom struck him, bruising his shoulders. He was taken to U.S.C. Medical Center by paramedics and was hospitalized. He is now being treated as an outpatient.

Keywords: backhoe boom, shoulder, boom, work rules, control lever, construction, struck by, backhoe, contusion

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119869923			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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