Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170839229 - Employee fractures ribs when struck by excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 170839229 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119631802	09/09/2004	1794	238910	Northwest General Engineering

Abstract: On September 8, 2004, Employee #1, a mechanic, was examining a vibratory roller on a flat dirt lot being leveled. The roller was not running. An adjacent Deere 750C excavator was backing up. It struck Employee #1 and pinned him against the roller. Employee #1 fractured his ribs and was hospitalized. Further investigation revealed that the employee's vision was partially blocked to the rear by a "ripper" attachment on Deere 750C excavator.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, POOR VISIBILITY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119631802			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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