Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170071971 - Employee injured when run over by street sweeper

Accident Summary Nr: 170071971 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 07/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104473350	07/16/1991	1611	0	Crest Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a street sweeper. It stalled and he went under the truck to start it. He had left the truck in low gear, and when he crossed the starter the vehicle jumped forward and ran over him. Employee #1 suffered severe crushing injuries. The foreman knew the ignition switch was faulty.

Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, IGNITION SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, RUN OVER, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104473350			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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