Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120442.015 - Employee incurs crushed leg after being pinned by backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 120442.015 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435768.015	06/06/2019	0175	111339	317724520 - Lage Orchards Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on June 5, 2019, an employee was operating a walk behind trencher working with coworkers digging a trench for irrigation. A coworker was following the employee in a backhoe when his left lower leg was was pinned between the trencher and the backhoe bucket. EMS was notified and the employee was extracted and hospitalized to treat crushing injuries to his left lower leg.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Caught Between, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Dig, Farm, Farm Machinery, Industrial Truck, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck Against, Struck By, Trench, Trench Digger

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1435768.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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