Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636891 - Employee Fractures Neck When Skid Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201636891 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 07/12/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311168819	07/18/2007	0782	561730	Teufel Nursery Inc

Abstract: On July 12, 2007, Employee #1, a worker for a landscaping company, was involved in filling and grading a sloped hillside, using a skid steer. When another vehicle approached from his left, Employee #1 started moving the skid steer, attempting to drive the skid forward, up the grade, with an empty bucket. The skid raised and rolled over backwards onto its top. Employee #1 was belted into the skid cab and remained inside during the rollover. However, the impact fractured a vertebra in his neck. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROLL-OVER, NECK, SKIDDER, VERTEBRA, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311168819			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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