Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202557054 - Employee Fractures Spine Vertebrae from Driving Scraper

Accident Summary Nr: 202557054 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/02/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317143683	01/15/2014	4173	488490	Peed Equipment Co Inc

Abstract: On December 2, 2013, Employee #1, with Peed Equipment Company Inc., was operating a Caterpillar Tractor Scraper (Model Number: 657EPP; Serial Number: 5YR00220). Employee #1 was sitting on a new seat, belted in at the time of the incident. Employee #1 stated the scraper hit some ripples in the dirt road, which resulted in Employee #1 fracturing his lower back vertebrae. The cause remained undetermined. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCRAPER, UNEVEN GROUND, SPINE, DRIVER, TRACTOR, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317143683			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Excavating and loading machine operators

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