Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201142007 - Employee Injured When Struck By Descending Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201142007 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/22/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300850690	04/23/2001	1799	0	R & S Dumping And Construction Clean Up Inc

Abstract: Employee#1 was an equipment operator performing general maintenance on a Model 644C John Deere loader while a mechanic was repairing a hydraulic line to the bucket. The bucket, weighing between 1800 pounds and 2400 pounds (estimated), was braced by a 7-ft length of 4 in. by 4 in. lumber. When the mechanic released hydraulic pressure, the full weight of the bucket was too much for the wooden brace. The brace broke. The mechanic was able to jump free with no injuries, but Employee #1, the operator, was trapped under the falling bucket and received multiple internal injuries and five pelvic fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, PINNED, HYDRAULIC LINE, PELVIS, BRACE, LOADER, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300850690			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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