Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202486122 - Employee injured when run over by backing excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 202486122 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125821389	08/21/2007	1611	237310	D C Construction

Abstract: On August 8, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a laborer for a small construction contractor that was replacing culverts on mountain roads. He was placing a sling on a culvert as an excavator was backing toward the culvert. Employee #1 did not pay attention to the approaching excavator, and the operator did not see him. Employee #1 was run over and sustained internal injuries. He was transported to the hospital, where he underwent a splenectomy.

Keywords: SPLEEN, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, EXCAVATOR, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125821389			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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