Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170896427 - Employee's ankle fractured by scraper fan belt

Accident Summary Nr: 170896427 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126125517	07/24/1997	1751	0	Larry Jacinto Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 16, 1997, Employee #1, of Larry Jacinto Construction, was at a work site when scraper #637 overturned while being operated by a coworker. Employee #1 was climbing over the scraper to turn off the engine by pulling the throttle when his left foot struck against the moving fan belt. He suffered a fractured ankle, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCRAPER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, FAN BELT, ANKLE, FOOT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126125517			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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