Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610086 - Employee's toes fractured by falling loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201610086 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 09/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301217451	09/11/1997	1794	0	Earthworks Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on September 3, 1997, Employee #1 was using a Bobcat to move gravel around a roadway. The support bracket for the front bucket broke, and he began to remove the bucket to repair the bracket. The bucket was elevated approximately 4 ft when Employee #1 removed one of the support pins and the bucket fell. It landed on his left foot, fracturing all five toes.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, UNSECURED, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, STRUCK BY, TOE, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301217451			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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