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Accident: 202560546 - Employee'S Leg And Hip Are Fractured By Excavator

**Accident: 202560546 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/16/2008**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
312737885	10/22/2008	1623	Atlantis Construction & Development Corp.

On October 16, 2008, Employee #1 was working in an excavation. A bucket attachment disconnected from an excavator and crushed his hip and legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: excavation, fracture, crushed, excavator, struck by, falling object, bucket elevator, hip, leg

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	312737885			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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