Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523115 - Employee Fractures Leg When Caught by Bucket and Track

Accident Summary Nr: 201523115 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 03/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311550511	03/12/2008	1794	238910	Midstate Site Development

Abstract: Employees were using the bucket of the excavator to raise the track in order to rotate the final sprocket to the 3 o-clock position to check the oil. The bucket moved catching Employee #1, the superintendent between the blade of the bucket and the track of the excavator. Employee #1's lower right leg was fractured and severely lacerated. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, EXCAVATOR, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311550511			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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