Accident Report Detail
Accident: 96846.015 - Employee Loses Leg After Being Run Over By Backhoe
Accident: 96846.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 06/06/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1244615.015 | 06/16/2017 | Fort Myer Construction | |||||
At 8:00 a.m. on June 6, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a constru ction company, were working on a road construction project. Employee #1 was usi ng a shovel to dig a hole next to a small tree. Coworker #1 was operating a tra cked backhoe. Coworker #1 backed up the vehicle and backed over Employee #1's ri ght leg. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated. Employee #1's right leg was so se verely injured that it required amputation. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputation, back-up alarm, backhoe, backing up, construction, construction vehicle, crushing, excavation, leg, run over
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Highway, road, street | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1244615.015 | 52 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: |