Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501616 - Employee's foot crushed when struck by large bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201501616 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/14/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125629014	12/10/1999	1629	0	Mountain Cascade Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 14, 1999, Employee #1 was working as a laborer. He had attached the boom arm to the boss coupler of the bucket and applied downward pressure to unseat the locking pin. He then shook the bucket, trying to dislodge it and nothing happened. The operator swung the bucket and it unexpectedly released, pitching forward. It caught Employee #1's left toes. He suffered the amputation of two small toes and the crushing of the next two toes on his left foot. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BOOM, LOCKING PINS, CRUSHED, TOE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125629014			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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