Accident Report Detail

Accident: 101403.015 - Worker Loading Vehicle Is Struck By Second Vehicle And Leg I

**Accident: 101403.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/24/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1251858.015	08/02/2017		West Coast Drywall & Company, Inc.

At 7:00 a.m. on July 24, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a drywall construction c ompany, was loading painting materials into a vehicle in preparation for paintin g newly constructed residences at a job site. He was standing behind his vehicl e's tailgate when a second, driverless vehicle began to roll toward him. The se cond vehicle struck Employee #1 and pinned him against his vehicle's tailgate. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a crushed leg. During the subsequent investig ation, it was determined that the second vehicle's parking brake had not been se t when its operator exited.

Keywords: brake, caught between, construction vehicle, crushed, loading, paint, residential construction, struck by, tailgate, work rules

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1251858.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA