Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146453 - Supervisor Is Injured in Fall from Grader

Accident Summary Nr: 201146453 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/11/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305355604	04/14/2005	1629	237990	Post Equipment Company

Abstract: On March 11, 2005, Employee #1, a heavy equipment operator with a general grading/excavating contractor, was supervising a commercial site. He exited the cab of a CAT 140G motor grader with one hand on each handrail. When his right hand slipped off the right side handrail, he spun around, lost his footing and fell onto the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a tibia/fibula fracture. There were no direct witnesses to the incident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GRADER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SLIP, DESCENDING, HANDRAIL, EXCAVATOR, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305355604			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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