Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149558.015 - Employee is killed after being struck and crushed by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 149558.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1621276.015	09/09/2022		236115	Thorenfeldt Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 9, 2022, an employee was standing inside a closed electric gate trying to get the attention of a coworker who was outside the gate. Coworker #1 needed to be let in, but the gate required a code to open. Coworker #2 (the company owner) exited his white Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck and walked down to the gate to provide the code to the employee and Coworker #1. The truck began to roll down the driveway and struck the employee crushing and killing him. Coworker #2 had not put the truck into PARK prior to exiting the vehicle.

Keywords: Chest, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Distracted, Distracted driving, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Motor Vehicle, Pickup Truck, Residential Construction, Run Over, Struck By, Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1621276.015	71	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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