Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496361 - Employee Injures Legs When Caught Between Bucket and Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201496361 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/04/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315074393	04/02/2012	1623	237110	Brent Pullin Excavation

Abstract: On October 4, 2011, Employee #1, an employee of Brent Pullin Excavation, was wrapping a chain around a truck's rear frame at his employer's maintenance yard. The company owner, operating a tractor with a raised bucket, was bringing the tractor to the back of the same truck. The raised bucket created an obstructed view and the company owner did not see Employee #1. Employee #1 was caught between the bucket and truck. Employee #1 sustained serious injury to both legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, ABRASION, TRACTOR, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315074393			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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