Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612901 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured When Struck by Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 200612901 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 03/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311584684	03/25/2008	5083	423820	Mb Tractor & Equipment

Abstract: On March 25, 2008, Employee #1 was mounting a Bradco backhoe attachment, Model No. 509, to a Kubota backhoe, Model No. L5030D, Serial No. 38772. The attachment was frozen in the snow. Employee #1 backed the tractor as close as he could to it, and attached the hydraulic lines. He stood between the tractor tire and the backhoe attachment and cycled the controls. He set the outriggers down and pushed up with the bucket. Employee #1's leg was fractured when the attachment moved suddenly and pinned his leg between an outrigger and the tractor tire. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, BACKHOE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311584684			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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