Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 801324 - EMPLOYEE'S ARM AND LEG AMPUTED BY TRENCHER CHAIN

Accident Summary Nr: 801324 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/08/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107825622	06/12/1989	1623	0	Cable Construction Services Inc.

Abstract: Three employees had set up a Case trencher (Model No. 30+4) with a 1.8-meter chain to lay a cable television line. Since it was close to lunchtime, one employee sent the other two employees to lunch. The remaining employee was digging the trench when the trencher became stuck about 0.6 meters deep into the hole. The employee got off the seat with the trencher still running to dislodge the chain. The chain started running again, caught the employee, and pulled him into the chain, amputating an arm and a leg. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CABLE TV WORK, CAUGHT BY, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, ARM, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107825622			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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