Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171059777 - Employee's foot amputated when run over by tracked vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 171059777 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303609937	09/11/2000	1771	0	Western Quality Concrete Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 p.m. on September 4, 2000, Employee #1, age 18, was helping to pave the west runway apron at Salt Lake City International Airport. A coworker operating a tracked machine placed reinforcing metal baskets on the surface and a dump truck filled with concrete backed in to deliver its load. Employee #1's job was to slightly open the dump truck tailgate by tapping it with a hammer. At 5 ft 5 in. in height, he had to stand on the bars of the metal basket to reach the tailgate. His wet rubber boots slipped off the basket and he was thrown to the ground just as the tracked vehicle moved to its next position, crushing his left foot. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where his foot was surgically amputated.

Keywords: RUBBER BOOT, AMPUTATED, TAILGATE, VEHICLE, AIRPORT, SLIP, SLIPPERY SURFACE, RUN OVER, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303609937			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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