Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115881.015 - Employee fractures pelvis when truck rolls down embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 115881.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397595.015	05/01/2019		238210	Norcal General Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 1, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was repairing/installing a new light fixture on a street lamp located on a highway on-ramp. He was elevated approximately 25 feet, working from a Veralift aerial device attached to a Ford F-550 bucket truck parked on the ramp's shoulder. The truck's brakes failed/released, and the truck rolled down the embankment. The employee, who was not secured in the lift, was thrown to the ground. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured pelvis.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force trauma, Brake failure, Construction, Ejected, Embankment, Fracture, Highway Shoulder, Installing, Lighting Fixture, Pelvis, Repair, Truck, Unprotected, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1397595.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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