Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202655775 - Machine Operator Is Injured When Excavator Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202655775 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 10/01/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316762012	10/01/2012	1799	238990	J Bruce Whelan Dba Jbw Llc

Abstract: On October 1, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a mini-excavator at a construction site where a trench was being dug for installation of a power line. The excavator rolled over as it was traversing a hill. Employee #1, who was not wearing a seat belt, sustained an unspecified amputation. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROLL-OVER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, TRENCH, SEAT BELT, EXCAVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316762012			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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