Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096542 - Bobcat Bucket Crushed Foot

Accident Summary Nr: 201096542 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 06/19/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126101906	06/25/2003	1771	238110	Gamble Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 19, 2003, Employee #1 was operating a 99 Bob Cat Loader, Model Number 763, with the loader sitting in and the bucket in the air being loaded by another machine. Employee was tire of sitting in his position while in the loader, and decided to stick his right leg out of the front end over the left side of the loader to rest his leg. Later on, Employee #1 needed to let the bucket down. There was a 4.5-in. gap between the body of the loader and the cross bar between the arms of the loader. Employee #1 thought the cross bar would miss his foot, but it struck his leg. Employee #1 sustained a broken foot and was hospitalized, and treated for his injuries. No citation was issued as a result of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, METAL RAIL, LOADER BUCKET, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LOADER, STRUCK BY, FOOT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126101906			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Loading dock forming and pouring Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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