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Accident: 170839146 - Employee'S Skull Is Fractured In Fall From Excavator

**Accident: 170839146 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/12/2004**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
119631174	03/16/2004	1794	H S Trefethen

At approximately 12:00 noon on February 2, 2004, Employee #1 was moving dirt with a Scoopmobile, center-pivot earthmover, Serial Number LD 7A. He was driving the excavator down a hill when he lost control and the vehicle flipped over. Employee #1 fell from the vehicle fracturing his skull. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: fracture, grader, roll-over, construction, earthmoving equip, seat belt, skull, excavator, fall, concussion

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$50,000 to $250,000		3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	119631174			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Helpers, extractive occupations	FallDist: FallHt:3 Cause: Site grading and rock removal FatCause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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