Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201510831 - Employee's Leg Is Injured When Toolbox Projects from Track

Accident Summary Nr: 201510831 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 10/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314451204	10/17/2012	1622	237990	Michels/Jay Dee/Coluccio Joint Venture

Abstract: On October 17, 2012, Employee #1 was riding on a locomotive traveling to the excavation area at the Bay Tunnel Construction Project. As the locomotive moved through the trailing gear area that encircles the train track, and behind the tunnel-boring machine; the front passenger compartment guardrail on the locomotive struck the open lid of an elevated metal toolbox. The toolbox projected into the train's path of travel. The guardrail struck the employee's right leg, fracturing the tibia and fibula, and dislocating his knee. The employee was transported to Stanford University Hospital, where surgeries were performed to repair the break in his right tibia and right knee. Employee #1 was released after five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RAIL, LOCOMOTIVE, ESCALATOR, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TRAIN, GEAR, RAILROAD, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314451204			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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