Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145992.015 - Employee is crushed and killed after being struck by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 145992.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/05/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1594145.015	05/05/2022		238990	Cuevas Lumber & Fence, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:39 a.m. on May 5, 2022, an employee had finished moving residential trash from the side of a road to provide room for his coworker to back up an Izuzu Model NPR Flatbed Truck. The employee was then guiding the coworker when the coworker struck a car, jumped a curb, struck a garbage can and hit and dragged the employee up into the driveway. The employee was pinned between the truck and a parked car, crushing him. The employee incurred abdominal and chest trauma and transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: Abdomen, Abrasion, Chest, Collision, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Crushed, Dragged, Driver, Driving, Flatbed Truck, Guide, Inexperience, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Pinned, Residential Construction, Struck By, Truck, Truck Driver, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1594145.015	21	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades

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