Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170379267 - Employee hits head on top of truck cab

Accident Summary Nr: 170379267 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/08/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119738417	07/14/1994	1611	0	Rios Grading Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Rios Grading and Excavating, was sitting inside a truck's cab. The dump box's ram failed, and the cylinder collapsed. The shock of the impact of the bed on the frame caused Employee #1 to hit his head on top of the truck's cab. He suffered a head injury, which did not require that he be hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119738417			Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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