Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99267.015 - Employee's leg is pinned between wall and machine

Accident Summary Nr: 99267.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 09/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265995.015	09/25/2017		237310	Posillico Civil, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on September 22, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating an SK850 Ditch Witch Mini Skid Steer to backfill an excavation. As he was backing up close to a ventilator wall, his left leg was pinned between the wall and the machine. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Backing Up, Caught Between, Construction, Construction vehicle, Driver, Excavation, Fracture, Leg, Pinned, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1265995.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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