Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201700259 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FRACTURED LOWER LEFT LEG

Accident Summary Nr: 201700259 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 01/12/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301286100	01/14/1998	1794	0	Hap Taylor & Sons Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the process of replacing the hydraulic hammer bit on an excavator. While Employee #1 was under the hammer, the boom relaxed causing the hammer bit to tilt down. The hammerhead struck Employee #1's left leg, fracturing it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, HYDRAULIC TOOL, EXCAVATOR, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301286100			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	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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