Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103811.015 - Employee's leg is amputated when caught in trencher blade

Accident Summary Nr: 103811.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 02/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1292421.015	02/02/2018		238210	Landscape Lighting Of Fort Worth, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker were engaged in trenching work at a residential construction site. The coworker was operating a trencher machine, Ditch Witch Trencher Model Number 5700DD H514. Employee #1 was signaling his coworker, who was attempting to get the trencher close to a fence. The trencher hit hard rock and bounced up. Employee #1 became entangled in the machine's rotating chain blade. Emergency services were called, and a trauma surgeon arrived and amputated Employee #1's leg onsite. Employee #1 was then flown to the local hospital for continuing treatment.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Entangled, Equipment Operator, Leg, Residential Construction, Rotating Knife, Signalman, Trench, Trench Digger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1292421.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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