Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170183289 - Employee's leg fractured when run over by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170183289 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/11/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111990479	03/19/1992	7992	0	La County Parks & Rec - Chester Washington Country

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing by the truckster talking to the operator, with the motor running and the truck in gear. The clutch was depressed. The operator's foot allegedly slipped off the clutch pedal, causing the clutch to engage and the three-wheeled vehicle to lurch ahead. Employee #1 was struck and knocked to the ground, where the rear wheel ran over his leg, fracturing it. Both Employee #1 and the operator were temporary workers from the Welfare Department.

Keywords: SCOOTER--3 WHEEL, FRACTURE, SLIP, RUN OVER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111990479			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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