Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202479192 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Bobcat Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202479192 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/31/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316346378	02/12/2013	1623	237110	J.De Sigio Construction, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:08 p.m. on January 31, 2013, an employee was repairing the hydraulic cylinder and arm of the raised bucket of a bobcat. The bucket slipped off the jack stand and hit the employee standing below with the raised arm of bucket in back yard. The jack stand height was measured to be 64-in. from ground and size of bucket was noted to be about 5-ft long by 3-ft wide by 2-ft deep. The employee fractured right side ribs and neck. Paramedics were called and the employee was transported to USC Medical Center for medical treatment, where he was hospitalized for about one month.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MECHANIC, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, JACK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316346378			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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