Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202486122 - Employee Injured When Run Over By Backing Excavator
Accident: 202486122 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/08/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125821389 | 08/21/2007 | 1611 | D C Construction | ||||
On August 8, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a laborer for a small construction contractor that was replacing culverts on mountain roads. He was placing a sling on a culvert as an excavator was backing toward the culvert. Employee #1 did not pay attention to the approaching excavator, and the operator did not see him. Employee #1 was run over and sustained internal injuries. He was transported to the hospital, where he underwent a splenectomy. | |||||||
Keywords:
spleen, signalman, work rules, construction, earthmoving equip, excavator, run over, backing up, inattention
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Highway, road, street | Alteration or rehabilitation | $250,000 to $500,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125821389 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating |