Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082261 - Employee's Leg Is Injured When Run over by Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 200082261 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 07/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308272921	07/21/2005	1794	238910	Simscroft-Echo Farms, Inc.

Abstract: On July 21, 2005, Employee #1 was walking with a slow-moving front-end loader to guide a load that was suspended from the bucket with a chain. He was located behind the bucket and in front of the left wheel, and was facing the bucket. The loader operator lost sight of Employee #1 and rolled over his right leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fracture.

Keywords: CHAIN, WHEEL, FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, SUSPENDED CEILING, LOADER, RUN OVER, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308272921			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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