Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170751465 - Employee Injured When Struck By Compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 170751465 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119509875	10/14/1992	1629	0	Reliable Contracting Company, Inc.

Abstract: On October 6, 1992, Employee #1 was spotting dump trucks loaded with clay when he was struck from behind by a Caterpillar compactor, model #815B, ID #17200564. Employee #1 sustained compound fractures to both legs and a laceration to the lower lip. The operator of the compactor said that the brakes did not operate. The county police, who responded to the accident, conducted a test of the brakes and concluded that the brakes were not functioning properly. The compactor operator also said that he did not have much experience in operating a compactor, and that he had not been trained by Reliable Contracting Co. in compactor operation. PPE is not applicable.

Keywords: fracture, brake, roller--const equip, construction, equipment failure, inexperience, laceration, struck by, untrained, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119509875			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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