Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202475836 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Backing Tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 202475836 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 03/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312660624	04/08/2009	1611	237310	Rma Land Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 30, 2009, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was assisting in the paving of a residential driveway, which was on a slope. While Employee #1 was on foot and in the middle of drive way moving a bucket of grout mix for filling in a side pillar, a coworker was operating a Caterpillar tractor, Serial Number CAT0277CTJWF00581. As the tractor backed up, Employee #1 was struck. Emergency services were contacted, and Employee #1 was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for fractures to both his ankles. The accident investigation determined that the tractor's rear-view mirror was partially obstructed due to the high frame of the machine. In addition, during an interview with Employee #1 it was reported that the back-up alarm on the machine was not functioning and had been disconnected by someone days before the accident.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312660624			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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