Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170839146 - Employee's Skull Is Fractured in Fall from Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 170839146 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119631174	03/16/2004	1794	238910	H S Trefethen

Abstract: 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$50,000 to $250,000		3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119631174			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Helpers, extractive occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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