Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085933 - Employee Suffer Head Trauma and Crushed Arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201085933 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/04/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125761965	03/04/2005	5999	453998	Nortrax West

Abstract: At approximately 7:25 a.m., on November 11, 2004, Employee #1 was adjusting a chain on a John Deere 862B Scraper. The elevator inside the scaper rotates metal paddles that moves dirt. The employee attached a bridge crane hoist to the scraper's elevator. Employee #1 was adjusting the elevator's chain tightness when the hoist, that the employee attached to the elevator activated. Employee #1 was pinned between the elevator and the top portion of the scraper bowl frame. Employee #1 right arm was crushed and he suffered head trauma. The employee was taken to UMC Medical Center.

Keywords: SCRAPER, PINNED, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM, ELEVATOR, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125761965			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Heavy equipment mechanics

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