Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202554242 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall Onto Conveyor Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 202554242 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315528224	03/28/2012	5032	423320	John B Ewles Inc Dba Ewles Materials

Abstract: On March 28, 2012, Employee #1, a rock crusher operator, was working for an aggregate portable crushing business. The events leading up to the actual accident are unknown at this time. However, it is known that in the course of operating the crusher, Employee #1 fell onto the conveyor belt on the exit side of the crusher and was carried approximately 40 feet by the conveyor and dumped into the hopper onto the mesh hopper cover, where coworkers were sorting rubble. Employee #1 suffered a broken lower right leg and serious head trauma injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROCK CRUSHER, MACHINE OPERATOR, FALL, CONVEYOR BELT, CONTUSION, HOPPER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315528224			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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