Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200520922 - Employee's legs injured in fall into clutch and gears

Accident Summary Nr: 200520922 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115091746	10/23/1998	1794	0	Longfellow Drilling

Abstract: Employee #1 had just finished adjusting the tail on a spool, and was climbing down to start to take up the cable when he slipped and fell, feet first, into the clutch and gear compartment. His right ankle was severely fractured and required pins be inserted; his left leg was mangled and had to be surgically amputated at mid-calf. The door to the clutch and gear compartment was open when Employee #1 fell.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, COVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, MECH MAT HANDLING, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115091746			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, earth	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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