Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202614780 - Employee Is Crushed In Excavator Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202614780 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316715978	01/23/2013	1794	238910	Custom Excavating By Dean Larson Inc

Abstract: An incident occurred where Employee #1, a construction worker, was crushed when he reached in between an excavator bucket and the bucket's thumb while the machine was in operation. Employee #1 was taken to a local area hospital for several days due to multiple fractures.

Keywords: fracture, health care facility, crushed, excavator

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316715978			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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