May 10, 2013
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calkins Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine
Trying to realign grizzly retainer rod, reaching to rehitch cable the excavator bucket suddenly dropped startling the employee, he fell sideways off unit initially 4-5 feet onto a concrete block that broke two ribs and a "small puncture to his lung".