Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201081841 - Employee's pelvis crushed due to fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201081841 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300797826	07/07/1999	1611	0	Pacific Paving Co

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 17, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a 623E scraper at a housing development construction site when another employee noticed the scraper was leaking oil. Employee #1 and two additional employees were in back of the scraper looking for the oil leak while a fourth employee started the scraper. As he was looking for the leak while on top of the scraper, Employee #1 slipped and fell, crushing his pelvis. He was hospitalized for two weeks and entered rehab for an additional two weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCRAPER, LUBRICATING FLUID, CRUSHED, PELVIS, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300797826			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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