Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170632285 - Employee injured when struck by backing tractor trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 170632285 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120329842	08/15/1996	4953	0	Paramount Resource Recycling, Inc. Dba E-Recycling

Abstract: Employee #1, of Paramount Resource Recycling, Inc., Paramount, CA, was struck by a tractor trailer as it was backing up. He sustained leg fractures and knee and foot injuries. The truck was not equipped with a back-up alarm, and the flagger or spotter apparently had very little, if any, training.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, WORK RULES, TRUCK, TRACTOR, TRACTOR TRAILER, UNTRAINED, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329842			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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