Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614237 - Worker Is Crushed by Suspended Bag of Sand

Accident Summary Nr: 201614237 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 07/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312719529	07/24/2009	1781	237110	Schneider Equipment Inc

Abstract: On July 23, 2009, Employee #1 was crouched underneath a 3,000 lb. bag of silica sand which was suspended by a backhoe with a forklift attachment. He was untying a spout to pour the sand into a recently-drilled water well. The backhoe operator inadvertently operated a lever while exiting the backhoe. The suspended bag then lowered onto Employee #1, pinning his upper body between the bag and a metal chute. He was hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAND, PINNED, SUSPENDED LOAD, CRUSHED, BACKHOE, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		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	312719529			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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