Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201492873 - Employee Suffers from Asphyxia When Pinned Beneath Bush Hog

Accident Summary Nr: 201492873 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/04/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312913080	10/26/2009	9199	921190	Selma Public Works Department

Abstract: At approximately 10:54 a.m. on August 4, 2009, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was mowing a median strip along Golden State Boulevard with a Bush Hog 3008 Series Rotary Cutter, attached to a tractor. He became pinned underneath the rotary cutter when the frame lowered onto his chest as the hydraulic fluid leaked out. He was found by coworkers, not breathing, and was treated on site. He was then taken to Community Regional Medical Center for further treatment. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, HYDRAULIC LIFT, ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, CRUSHED, TRACTOR, BUSH HOG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312913080			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Machine operators, not specified

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