Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201125259 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured by Chain Binder

Accident Summary Nr: 201125259 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 10/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300842168	01/06/2005	1623	237110	Ford Construction

Abstract: On October 20, 2004, Employee #1 was working with a crew of men installing underground pipes at a roadside. Two pipes, each 50 ft long, were secured to the bucket of a front end loader by chains and binders and were to be unloaded. As he unlatched the binder, the lever rapidly opened under the tension and struck his leg. He was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, CONSTRUCTION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BUCKET ELEVATOR, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300842168			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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