Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765309 - Employee pinned by loader vehicle boom swing

Accident Summary Nr: 170765309 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125528091	11/02/2004	1794	238910	North Bay Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, working for North Bay Construction Inc. in Rohnert Park, CA, was loading parts and fittings into the cab floor of a CAT (model 416D) backhoe for transport to a job site. During this process, one of the fittings rolled onto the foot control that activated the backhoe boom swing. Employee #1 was pinned between the boom and the rear of the CAT. He suffered four fractured ribs and a ruptured spleen.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, SPLEEN, BOOM, PINNED, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, RUPTURE, RIB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125528091			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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