Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620645 - Employee injured when backed over by utility truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170620645 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125865378	01/09/1996	1623	0	Hudson & Poncetta, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Hudson and Poncetta, Inc., was positioned at the controls at the right rear of a Ford four-wheel drive, rear axle, telephone reel type utility truck. The vehicle had no park position but was in neutral with the hand brake set. Employee #1 had set the engine speed with the accelerator knob at the rear of the vehicle when the truck backed up, pinning him against the telecable reel, crushing his chest, and puncturing his lungs. The right rear wheels crushed Employee #1's pelvis and caused internal injuries; the right front wheels caused a compound fracture. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, LUNG, TELECOM WORK, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, UNMANNED, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125865378			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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