Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448007 - Employee Is Pinned Between Boom and Outrigger

Accident Summary Nr: 202448007 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310601612	01/22/2008	0782	561730	Hunter Landscape

Abstract: At approximately 2:50 p.m. on December 04, 2007, Employee #1 was loading plant pots on a loader backhoe, a Case; Model number 580M Series-2 loader backhoe, Serial Number N5C388554. He was near the controls of the rear boom while the engine was on between the rear boom and outrigger. As he was putting 5 gallons size pots, one fell on the control pedal which moved the boom to the right. Employee #1 was pinned between the boom and the outrigger. He fractured his right shoulder, five ribs, and punctured his lungs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, OUTRIGGER, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310601612			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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