Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101467.015 - Employee's legs are injured by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 101467.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 12/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282746.015	12/06/2017		541360	New York Geomatics, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on December 4, 2017, an employee was on his lunch break, walking towards a surveying vehicle that was parked nearby. He was carrying a data collector (computer). While on his way to the surveying vehicle, a dump truck began backing up. The employee did not hear any backup alarms nor see the dump truck backing up. As the dump truck traveled in reverse, it struck the employee from behind and ran over both of his legs. The employee sustained multiple fractures to both of his legs, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Alarm, Dump Truck, Leg, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1282746.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Surveyor	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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