Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201490943 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Loader Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201490943 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126187699	07/08/2008	8711	541330	Bsk Associates

Abstract: On February 4, 2008, Employee #1 was working for a company that provided testing services for building construction materials. He walked out of the building along a path cleared of mud. The operator of the front end loader stepped out of the machine and Employee #1 did not see him. Employee #1 walked under the raised bucket of the machine. The operator had returned and lowered the bucket without seeing Employee #1. Employee #1 was injured when he was struck by and crushed by the bucket. He was hospitalized for treatment of unspecified fractures to his back and arms.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CRUSHED, LOADER, STRUCK BY, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126187699			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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