Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201155330 - Employee injures leg in vehicle collision

Accident Summary Nr: 201155330 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/25/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125969717	10/17/2001	1611	0	E.L. Yeager Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on July 25, 2001, Employee #1 driving a scraper (Caterpillar, Model 657B Number 1395, 1980, S.N. 68K1240, push/pull twin engine) and another driver was coming from the opposite direction was driving another scraper (Caterpillar, Model 657E, Number 1301, S.N. 91Z0383, 1989). Employee #1 lost his steering control due to broken steering shaft on the driver side. He tried to stop the scraper by using brakes and by lowering the bowl but could not stop due to compacted road and malfunctioning of service brakes. He collided with the other scraper and his legs got pinned between the steering wheel and the seat. The impact of the collision caused Employee #1 to suffer multiple fractures. He was hospitalized for five days to receive medical treatment for the injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCRAPER, PINNED, COLLISION, LOST CONTROL, DRIVE SHAFT, LEG, STEERING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125969717			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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