Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448296 - Employee Is Injured When Ejected from Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 202448296 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310602560	04/25/2008	1541	236210	Kip Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on February 21, 2008, Employee #1 was driving a 32,000 Lbs landfill compactor (Rex Chainbelt, Inc., Model Number 3-30 Pactor/Trashmaster, Serial Number HUR211) to spread soil in a low spot on a construction site. The wheels on the compactor were of the segmented sheepsfoot-type. When the compactor's blade caught a rock, it stopped abruptly. Employee #1 was ejected from the compactor and landed on the ground, head-first. He was hospitalized at Riverside Community Hospital and subsequently transferred to Sharp Memorial Hospital for treatment of a neck fracture. The compactor was equipped with a functioning seat belt, but Employee #1 was not wearing it at the time of the accident.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, ROCK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, NECK, UNSTABLE SOIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310602560			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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