Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14300149 - Employee injured when struck by tailgate of dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14300149 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/28/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2808004	04/30/1986	1741	0	Bragunier Masonry Contractor Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1, a mason tender, was guiding a dump truck full of sand into position. After the truck was positioned, the driver got out, checked the area, and then got back in and started to dump his load. As the sand was being released, the truck began slowly moving uphill and to the left. Employee #1, who was standing between the truck and a mobile cement mixer, failed to get out of the way in time and was struck by the truck's tailgate locking pin. He sustained a 1 1/2 in. deep puncture wound in the right side of his stomach, for which he was hospitalized. Employee #1 had approximately nine months of experience on this job.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, STOMACH, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2808004			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Helpers, construction trades

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