September 10, 1987
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Meade County Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object
IN THE PROCESS 2F REMOVING OVERBURDEN (DIRT), AN EMBANKMENT BECAME LOOSE AND FELL THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OPENING OF THE EXCAVATOR COVERING THE OPERATOR'S LEGS. THE OPERATOR EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT LE1, BUT NO FRACTURES OR BREAKS WERE REVEALED IN THE X-RAYS. THE INJURY CONSISTED OF DEEP CONTUSIONS AND MILD ABRASIONS.