Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110954 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN THROWN OUT OF LOADER

Accident Summary Nr: 201110954 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126023241	05/04/1998	1629	0	Altfillisch Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On April 23, 1998, a serious injury accident occurred at a construction site. Altfillisch Contractors Inc. was doing the earth moving part of the project. Employee #1, a scraper operator, was driving his scraper to an area to unload the "can" on the scraper. He came around a corner and hit several dips in the haul road and lost control of his machine. Employee #1 bounced in the seat several times before he was thrown from the machine. His left leg was broken with a compound fracture. Employee #1 was airlifted to Henry Mayo Hospital in Valencia, California, where he was hospitalized for emergency treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCRAPER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126023241			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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