Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370955 - Employee injured when caught by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200370955 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302428008	06/07/2000	1794	0	J & H Clearing & Grading Llc

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302428008			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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