Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202491791 - Employee Fractures Neck When Mower Overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 202491791 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/06/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125827527	07/01/2011	1611	237310	Ca Transportation

Abstract: On June 6, 2011, Employer # 1 was working as an Equipment Operator for the State of California Department of Transportation. Employee #1 was operating a John Deere Tractor with a mowing attachment. Employee #1 was mowing the edge of Highway 36 in Humboldt County, when he felt the ground settle as he drove on the edge. Employee #1 stopped his tractor to prepare to dismount and assess the situation. However, the tractor rolled over and down the hillside. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractured neck, five fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, ROLL-OVER, RIB, SLOPE, OVERTURN, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125827527			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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