Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202252425 - Employee Is Struck by Paver Trailer and Fractures Foot

Accident Summary Nr: 202252425 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 08/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316586882	08/28/2012	1622	237310	Road & Highway Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on August 27, 2012, Employee #1 was unloading a double trailer asphalt paver. Employee #1 manned the paver's controls, which were located on the side of the dump truck, as she walked next to the dump trailer. There was a traffic safety barrel in her way. She tried to move the safety barrel, but her left foot was pulled into the rear tire of the trailer and was fractured. Employee #1 was first treated at a hospital and then transported to a medical center for further treatment. After undergoing medical procedures, she was hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316586882			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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