Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900187 - Employee injured when crushed by backhoe boom

Accident Summary Nr: 170900187 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120030325	01/07/1997	1629	0	Advanced Construction

Abstract: On January 7, 1997, Employee #1 was walking past a backhoe on which a coworker was adjusting the arm swing. As he walked past, he stepped between the boom and the retracted outrigger and pushed the boom swing lever. The boom swung sideways and pinned him against the body of the tractor. He sustained crushing injuries to his spleen, intestines, and back that resulted in a splenectomy and a colostomy.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, MAINTENANCE, SPLEEN, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120030325			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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