Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200963023 - Employee's arm fractured when caught by boring rod

Accident Summary Nr: 200963023 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302477559	12/18/1998	1799	0	Ward Tucker Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew using a Vermeer LD6 trencher with a 30 in. boring rod attachment to bore under a sidewalk and driveway. He was between 10 and 15 ft from the trencher when his jacket and arm became caught on the rotating rod, which was spinning at approximately 206 rpm. He suffered a fractured right arm before the machine could be shut off by the operator.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, ARM, BORING MACHINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302477559			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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