Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170896708 - Employee's arm fractured by falling loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 170896708 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/14/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120258876	09/30/1999	0783	0	Golden Bear Arborists

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on September 14, 1999, Employee #1, of Golden Bear Arborists, was working in the company's east yard when the bucket arm of Bobcat tractor #953 became stuck in the raised position because the operator had forgotten to lower the loop bar in front of his seat. Employee #1 was reaching under the raised bucket arm to check the status of the operator's controls when the coworker lowered the loop bar. The bucket immediately fell, catching Employee #1's right arm against the frame of the tractor. He sustained a serious fracture, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LOADER, ARM, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120258876			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.