Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102514 - Employee injured when bobcat auger bit fell onto leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201102514 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125846626	03/15/2002	1521	0	Creekside Construction

Abstract: On September 19, 2001, Employee #1, the bobcat operator, was performing landscaping operations using a bobcat with an auger. The auger bit had not been properly attached to the bobcat. When Employee #1 tilted the auger bit down and made contact with the earth, the auger bit lifted up out of the bobcat carriage and fell backwards onto Employee #1's leg, causing a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AUGER, FALL, 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	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125846626			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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