Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202544201 - Employee's Tibia Is Injured When Struck by Backhoe Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202544201 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/16/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314863473	08/29/2012	1611	237310	Mmc Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 p.m. on August 16, 2012, Employee #1 was hand-shoveling soil into an excavation in with a coworker who was operating a backhoe. At one point, the employee believed that he was about to be struck by the backhoe bucket and he moved rapidly to his right. Employee #1 was struck by the backhoe bucket, and fell seven ft from the sea wall of a dry lake landing on un-compacted soil. Employee #1 was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital by ambulance. The employee was treated for multiple fractures of the proximal tibia. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 4 days.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, TIBIA, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, SHOVEL, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314863473			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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