Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141819 - Employee injured when run over by skiploader

Accident Summary Nr: 201141819 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/02/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300847787	06/29/2000	1541	0	Guy Yocom Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanic was called to a job site to repair a skiploader that the foreman was having trouble starting. Employee #1 was checking the vehicle's alternator when he advanced the throttle, causing the machine to move forward. He was run over by the skiploader's rear tire and pinned by a gannon at the back of the vehicle. Employee #1 suffered a fractured leg and internal injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, VEHICLE IN GEAR, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300847787			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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