Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201163904 - Employee's arm is crushed by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201163904 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126115062	09/16/2002	1611	237310	La City Public Works - Street Maintenance

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on August 28, 2002, Employee #1, a maintenance assistant with sidewalk repair crew, was working as the grounds person for a backhoe operator. Employee #1 was in sight of the operator and clear of the bucket while the backhoe picked up a piece of concrete. Employee #1 stepped between the path of the bucket and a block pillar. As the bucket released the concrete piece, it swung to the right and struck Employee #1. He sustained multiple fractures to his right arm, as well as chest injuries. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ARM, BACKHOE BUCKET, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126115062			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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