Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117060.015 - Employee jumps from runaway truck and incurs fractures when

Accident Summary Nr: 117060.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 06/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407732.015	06/12/2019		237310	Kloepfer, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on June 5, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a road and bridge construction company, was driving a water truck at a paving project. The truck brakes failed, and the employee jumped from the truck and was run over. The truck went over a cliff. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the leg and pelvis.

Keywords: Brake, Construction, Equipment Failure, Fracture, Jump On Moving Equip, Leg, Lost Control, Pelvis, Road Paving, Run Over, Struck By, Truck

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	1407732.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Diver	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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