Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201162674 - Employee #1 struck in the back. Fracturing five vertibrae
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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126114362 | 05/08/2001 | 1794 | 0 | Currie Engineering |
Abstract: On May 7, 2001, Employee #1 was operating an Ingersoll Rand compact excavator. The excavator was being moved across loose freshly dug earth as it did, it went sideways across a hill approximately 18 in. wide. This caused the excavator to tip over. As that happened the arm extended and struck Employee #1 in the back, fracturing 5 vertibrae in a superficial fashion without damaging the spinal cord. He was hospitalized with fracture.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | 18 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 126114362 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons |