Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202510004 - Employee Crushes Leg, Suffers Possible Fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 202510004 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316818053	07/12/2013	1629	237990	Aquatic Environments, Inc.

Abstract: On July 9, 2013, Employee #1, with Aquatic Environments, Inc., was performing maintenance on a backhoe-like piece of equipment (called an Aquamog) used to maintain aquatic environments. Employee #1's leg was trapped between a moving boom section and the swing saddle/A-frame previously installed on the Aquamog vessel. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ABRASION, BACKHOE, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316818053			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Not specified mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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