Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201079712 - Employee Is Struck by Asphalt Machine and Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201079712 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/30/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317229698	09/11/2013	1611	237310	John Stanley Paving

Abstract: On August 30, 2013, Employee #1 and two coworkers were repairing asphalt roads within a gated homeowners association location. Employee #1 was operating an asphalt machine paver and applying slurry seal. As he operated the machine, he lost his balance and fell. The paver struck his right leg, resulting in an open right femur fracture. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FALL, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE, LEG, ROAD PAVING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317229698			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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