Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170182968 - Employee injured when run over by rolling truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170182968 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/30/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112206776	11/02/1990	4953	0	Bkk Landfill

Abstract: At approximately 3:40 p.m. on October 30, 1990, Employee #1 parked his utility truck near the edge of a slope and got out to check an electrical panel box. The vehicle started to roll forward and Employee #1 ran around to the driver's side, opened the door, and attempted to apply the brakes. He fell out of the truck as it was going down the slope and was run over by the left rear tires. He sustained two broken ribs, a cracked pelvis, a bruised lung, and two broken lumbar vertebrae. Employee #1 stated that he left the engine running and did not engage the parking brake or put the truck in 'Park'.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, VEHICLE IN GEAR, WORK RULES, TRUCK, PELVIS, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, VERTEBRA, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112206776			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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