Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201079548 - Employee Crushes Toe by Skid Steer Bucket and Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201079548 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/25/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315348482	05/02/2013	1623	237110	Kta Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:40 p.m. on April 25, 2013, Employee #1 was a spotter for a Komatsu SK-18 skid steer bobcat loader. He worked for a company involved in water, sewer, pipeline and communications construction. The bobcat loader was used to fill an excavation site that was 21 ft in length and parallel to the street curb as well as 7 ft in width and 18 in. in depth. While spotting during the offloading operation, the skid steer bucket came down on his left toes. The impact of the bucket amputated his toe. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and underwent surgery. After undergoing the medical procedures, he was hospitalized for postoperative care. An investigation of the incident revealed that Employee #1 had not received training related to his job duties of pipe installation, excavation and working with heavy machinery.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BUCKET, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TOE, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315348482			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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