Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043643 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 201043643 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 03/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311639686	03/03/2008	1611	237310	Western States Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On March 3, 2008, Employee #1 was hand digging a pot hole when he was struck by a backhoe/loader. He sustained a fracture to his upper right thigh and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, LOADER, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311639686			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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