Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202349676 - Employee injures arm when struck by excavator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202349676 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 07/24/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306826637	07/25/2003	1629	237990	Stambaugh'S, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was moving a Caterpillar 330B L Excavator from a storm water control area. He was maneuvering the excavator up an embankment to a flat spot on a newly constructed railroad bed to get it closer to a fuel and service truck. Employee #1 was working on the ground checking fuel levels in other equipment on the railroad bed. When the excavator operator reached the railroad bed, he spun the cab and bucket and struck Employee #1 with the bucket. Employee #1 sustained contusions and fractures to his left arm and was hospitalized. The excavator operator was normally engaged in the lube and refueling of the excavating equipment and only occasionally moved the excavation equipment. The investigation revealed that he had not received company training on the excavator and had not read the manufacturer's operation and maintenance manual.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, ARM, UNTRAINED, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306826637			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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