Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201494978 - Employee Fractures Leg When Struck by Falling Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201494978 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315069104	04/29/2011	1711	238220	Kangarooter, Inc.

Abstract: At about 2:30 p.m. on March 14, 2011, Employee #1, a plumber's assistant, with Kangarooter, Inc., was operating an auger truck when the hydraulic ram controlling the bucket movement failed. The auger bucket unexpectedly swung towards the employee and struck him as he stood at the operator's station. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, FRACTURE, AIR CONDITIONER, AUGER, PLUMBING, STRUCK BY, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315069104			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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