Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112083 - Employee Injured In Fall From Front End Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 201112083 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/21/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120085006	08/02/1999	1522	0	C A Rasmussen Inc

Abstract: On July 7, 1999, Employee #1, a heavy equipment operator, was sitting in the cab of his front end loader while it was being refueled. The engine had been shut down and the "oiler" was refueling the machine. The "oiler" laid the fuel hose on the top of the machine after fueling and was checking other fluid levels when he saw Employee #1 holding the fuel hose with fuel pouring out of it onto the exhaust. The fuel caught fire, and Employee #1 jumped approximately 6 ft to the ground landing on asphalt. Employee #1 broke his heels and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, FUEL OIL, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120085006			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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