Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201022753 - Employee's Foot Is Crushed by Truck Tire, Is Later Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201022753 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 03/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125478420	03/22/2010	1611	237310	Granite Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on March 17, 2010, Employee #1 was working on a paving crew doing highway paving. Employee #1 was working between a paver and an asphalt-filled truck with a trailer, when he stepped backward, contacted the slow moving truck, then caught his left foot and leg under a tire. Employee #1 sustained fractures of the foot, and that foot was later amputated. Employee #1 was an employee of Granite Construction Co. No accident-related citations were issued to the employer.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, CRUSHED, TRUCK, WALKING BACKWARD, ASPHALT, FOOT, LEG, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125478420			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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