Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103824.015 - Employee's fingers are caught between truck bed and tailgate

Accident Summary Nr: 103824.015 -- Report ID: 0152300 -- Event Date: 11/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1280533.015	12/05/2017		237310	Town Of New Gloucester

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on November 28, 2017, Employee #1, a municipal employee, was operating a dump truck and dumping gravel onto a road for paving. A clump of gravel became caught between the tailgate and the truck's bed. As he attempted to clear the gravel, his fingers became caught and crushed. Employee #1 was transported and admitted to the hospital. He was treated for a fractured left index finger and a lacerated left middle finger.

Keywords: Caught Between, Construction, Crushing, Dump Truck, Dump Truck Bed, Finger, Fracture, Laceration, Tailgate, Truck Driver

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1280533.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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