Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181424 - Employee injured by falling dolly

Accident Summary Nr: 170181424 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/04/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119931640	01/11/1993	1799	0	La County, Department Of Public Works

Abstract: At about 1:00 p.m. on January 4, 1993, in Malibu, CA, Employee #1 and a coworker, both truck drivers, were attempting to connect an empty single-axle trailer/dolly to a truck, which was to be taken to another site to transport a crane boom section. After making the connection to the truck, the employees discovered that a front trailer support stand, under the weight of the dolly, could not be released to allow towing. The coworker then stood on the rear of the dolly to raise the front so that Employee #1 could release the stand. When Employee #1 pulled the stand securing pin, the stand telescoped up and the front of the dolly fell onto his leg, causing his ankle to twist severely. Employee #1 required hospitalization. The dolly fell because a securing pin on a towing bar had been removed, allowing the bar toe to swivel up and down.

Keywords: PIN, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE, LEG, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119931640			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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