Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 102081.015 - Employee'S Hand Is Crushed By A Dump Truck Tailgate

**Accident: 102081.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 12/13/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1285736.015	12/13/2017		J & J Enterprises Services, Inc.

On December 12, 2017, an employee was dumping concrete and asphalt using a Ford F800 dump truck. Once the employee dumped all the material, he lowered the truck bed back down and noticed that the tailgate was not closing properly due to the locking pin chain on the left side being in the way. The employee attempted to move the chain with his left hand and that's when the tail gate came down on his hand. The employee sustained broken bones, and dislocation to his left hand. T he employee was admitted in the hospital to under go surgery.

Keywords: crushed, dump truck, hand, tailgate

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1285736.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Paving FatCause:

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