Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119562.015 - Employee incurs leg amputation when pinned between vehicles

Accident Summary Nr: 119562.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 04/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395294.015	04/22/2019		562991	J & J Environmental, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 a.m. on April 18, 2019, a vehicle ran past traffic control devices and travelled through a work zone running a red light and striking another vehicle. The impact of the vehicle running the light and striking the second vehicle caused the second vehicle to strike the rear of a work vehicle. Employee was pinned between vehicles. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed right leg, which had to be amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Highway, Leg, Lighting, Motor Vehicle, PPE, Pinned, Poor Visibility, Reflective Vest, Speeding, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Traffic Control, Work zone

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1395294.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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