Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170197644 - Employee's pelvis crushed when truck backs over him

Accident Summary Nr: 170197644 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111915799	12/20/1990	4200	0	Weiner Ott & Sons

Abstract: On October 19, 1990, Employee #1 was attempting to start an International 10-wheeler dump truck by bridging the starter solenoid with a screwdriver. The truck had inadvertently been left in reverse gear and the air-operated parking brake was not set. The truck started, rolled back, and ran over Employee #1's legs and pelvis. He was hospitalized until December 8, 1990. At the time this report was written, he could walk with difficulty with the aid of a walker.

Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, PELVIS, RUN OVER, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111915799			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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