Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038136 - Employee's leg injured when caught under highway grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 171038136 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 06/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115242018	06/13/1997	1611	0	Highway Services Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a PC5000 highway grinder when the yoke on the drive shaft broke, causing the equipment to begin moving backward. He was standing on the road at the time, and although he was able to grab the steering wheel, the equipment continued to roll in reverse, dragging Employee #1 beneath the belt and pulley area. He sustained a serious injury to his right leg, which had to be amputated at the knee.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, UNMANNED, NIP POINT, PULLEY, LOST CONTROL, DRIVE SHAFT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115242018			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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