Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127318.015 - Employee incurs brain bleeding when struck by vacuum truck

Accident Summary Nr: 127318.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 02/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1480916.015	02/07/2020	1611	237310	317726926 - Clatsop County

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on February 6, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were working with a Vactor truck. When the coworker turned on the pump, the truck's brake was not engaged, which caused the truck to move. When the truck moved, Employee #1 who was holding the Vactor's hose was struck in the head with the metal of the hose nozzle. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat bleeding on the brain.

Keywords: Brain Bleed, Brake, Head, Hose, Hospital, Metal, Moving, Pump, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1480916.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause:

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