Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170150338 - Employee injured by tipping clam bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 170150338 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/27/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120265319	07/28/1992	1711	0	Gopher Const Co

Abstract: About 10:30 a.m. on July 27, 1992, Employee #1 was using a shovel to clean debris from a curb. A clam bucket, which weighed about 1,500 lb, was set along the curb on the ivy covered slope. The clam bucket tipped over and fell onto Employee #1, fracturing his left arm and left leg. He was taken to Verdugo Hills Hospital by paramedics. He was hospitalized for more than 24 hours. A citation for a serious violation of section 1511(b) of T8CCR was issued to the employer.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, BUCKET ELEVATOR, SLOPE, LEG, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120265319			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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