Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202317863 - Employee Fractures Ankle, Ribs in Fall While Refueling

Accident Summary Nr: 202317863 -- Report ID: 0950653 -- Event Date: 01/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311668032	02/02/2009	1442	212321	Werner Corp Dba Foster Sand And Gravel

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on January 30, 2009, Employee #1, an equipment operator, was fueling a front end loader (Caterpillar 980G), and he fell from an unknown height and broke his ankle, ribs, and some facial bones. The evidence at the accident scene suggested that Employee #1 left the diesel engine running while refueling, and the loader unexpectedly began moving forward and traveled in an arc approximately 40 feet before it stopped, when the bucket struck a k-rail.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, LOADER BUCKET, RIB, FALL, LOADER, FACE, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311668032			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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