Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170237531 - Employee severely injured when pinned by hitch

Accident Summary Nr: 170237531 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 09/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111449294	09/18/1990	1771	0	Western Asphalt Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, delivered a compaction roller on a flatbed tilt trailer to a work site and proceeded to unhitch the trailer from the truck. As the hitch was unlocked and the roller operator started to unload the roller, the hitch swung up and hit and partially pinned Employee #1 to the underside of the truck bed. He was hospitalized with massive head injuries and blood loss.

Keywords: HEAD, LOSS OF BLOOD, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111449294			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy

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