Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797750 - Employee's legs fractured when struck by backing loader

Accident Summary Nr: 201797750 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301330882	10/22/2003	1794	238910	Salsbury Engineering Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 20, 2003, Employee #1, a grade checker for Salsbury Engineering, Inc., was working at a construction site in Santa Fe Springs, CA. He was putting stakes in the ground to mark places that needed to be backfilled with dirt when he was struck by a Caterpillar 980C loader being driven by a coworker. Employee #1 sustained fractures to both legs and was hospitalized for treatment. The coworker was backing up and did not see Employee #1. The employer did not ensure that employees using earth-moving equipment were aware of coworkers such rootpickers, spotters, lab technicians, surveyors, or other workers on foot in the area of operation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, BACKING UP, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301330882			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Graders and sorters, except agricultural	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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