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Accident: 200370955 - Employee Injured When Caught By Excavator Bucket
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 302428008 | 06/07/2000 | 1794 | J & H Clearing & Grading Llc |
Employee #1 was a pipe layer for a contractor that was installing a new storm drain line. The contractor needed to move a large trash container and decided to attach a chain to it and have an excavator pull it aside. Employee #1 was repositioning the chain on the excavator bucket when he became caught between the bucket and the thumb attachment on the bucket. He suffered a severely bruised right shoulder, but was not hospitalized.
Keywords:
shoulder, construction, caught between, excavator, mech mat handling, backhoe bucket, contusion, inattention
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer/water treatment plant | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302428008 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters |