Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 70000.015 - Employee's leg and ankle are crushed by backing up skid stee

Accident Summary Nr: 70000.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/15/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1018775.015	01/16/2015		238910	Labor Ready Southwest Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on January 15, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a staffing company was using a tamper to compact loose dirt at the construction site for a commercial building. His employer was a subcontractor on the project. A skid-steer loader that was backing up struck Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a crushed right lower leg and ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Backing Up, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Fracture, Leg, Material Handling, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	14	150

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1018775.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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