Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202447561 - Employee's hands crushed between loader bucket and wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202447561 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310600739	10/10/2007	1741	238140	Mjw And Associates Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:20 p.m. on September 11, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers, who worked for a masonry contractor, were building a drainage system on the side of a 3 ft tall retaining wall at the back of a home. Employee #1 and two coworkers were holding the end of filter fabric used as part of the drainage design while another coworker was operating a John Deere skip loader, model #210LE, serial #TO210LE886167, to back fill the area with gravel. As the load was deposited, the driver shifted into reverse. The loader unexpectedly lurched forward, crushing both of Employee #1's hands between the bucket and the wall. He was was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and underwent surgery.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRONT END LOADER, WALL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310600739			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Other

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