Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201486552 - Worker Sustains a Broken Wrist When Excavator Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201486552 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125756965	06/08/2004	1794	238910	Mountain Cascade, Inc.,

Abstract: On April 15, 2004, a construction worker was working in a 14-ft by 32-ft excavation, shoveling gravel next to a mini-excavator. The excavator backed up and the right track hit a high spot on the ground. The machine tipped over, and the worker sustained a broken right wrist after being struck by the boom stick of the mini-excavator. He was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, UNEVEN GROUND, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, BACKING UP, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125756965			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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