Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202522934 - Worker's Leg Is Crushed When K-Rail Flips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202522934 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314998758	08/09/2012	1611	237310	Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc

Abstract: On July 12, 2012, Employee #1, of Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc., was removing a pin from the sling used to lift/move a k-rail (modular concrete barrier, Jersey barrier used for traffic protection). A coworker, the loader operator, started backing up. The k-rail, which still had the opposite side sling attached, flipped over onto Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to the femur and crushed toes on his right foot. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, BARRIER GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TOE, SLING, CONCRETE, BACKING UP, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314998758			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.