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Accident Summary Nr: 143266.015 - Employee fractures ribs when caught between railing and exca

Accident Summary Nr: 143266.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1570409.015	12/28/2021		921190	Chickasaw County Secondary Road Department Engineers Office

Abstract: At 11:25 a.m. on December 21, 2021, an employee was flagging traffic at bridge number 111790, along with directing the excavator operator on picks to remove debris from a culvert below the bridge. The excavator operator swung the excavator (Model Number 326FL Serial Number CAT0326FEFBR20765) to retrieve materials, pinching the employee between the bridge railing and the back of the excavator. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs.

Keywords: Bridge, Caught Between, Excavator, Fracture, Pinched, Rib

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570409.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Highway Maintenance Worker

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