Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202449765 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured Struck by Backhoe in Excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 202449765 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310605308	12/29/2008	1771	238110	Arnett Construction Inc Dba Aa Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:22 p.m. on July 17, 2008, Employee #1 was working as a spotter for a backhoe operator at an excavation. The backhoe operator was moving the bucket to the south in preparation to move a Caterpillar 446B backhoe, Serial Number 5BL00915, to the north. Employee #1 was measuring the depth of the excavation at the south end along the edge of the existing asphalt. The bucket bumped Employee #1 from behind and was pushed out of the 18-in. deep excavation. His left leg was trapped between the bucket and the edge of the asphalt as he fell. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures to his lower left leg and ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, PINNED, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, ANKLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310605308			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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