Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201681178 - Employee injured while working in a culvert

Accident Summary Nr: 201681178 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305756611	11/01/2002	1794	0	Builders Services Incorporated

Abstract: On October 28, 2002, Employee #1 and an excavator operator were working in a culvert on opposite sides of each other. Employee #1 was cutting a damaged portion of the culvert for removal, while the excavator was removing dirt. While the operator turned the excavator 90-degrees to dump a bucket, Employee #1 moved to the opposite side he had been originally working. Not realizing the shift in location, the operator turned the excavator back 90-degrees and struck Employee #1 in the leg. His leg was severed below the knee. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injury.

Keywords: SEVERED, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305756611			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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