Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066370 - Employee's leg amputated after it was crushed by compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 201066370 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300790474	06/14/2002	1799	0	Onyx Paving Co

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 6, 2002, Employee #1 was working for a paving company. Employee #1 was loading a vibrating asphalt compactor onto the back of a utility trailer when it rolled off the edge of the trailer. Employee #1 jumped from the roll cage and his left leg was pinned under the roll cage. Due to the crushing injury and circulatory damage, the left leg was later amputated just below the knee.

Keywords: ROOF, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, FALL, STRUCK BY, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300790474			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Loading dock forming and pouring Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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