Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765515 - Employee Fractures Both Legs When Struck by Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170765515 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125538470	10/24/2006	1791	238120	Mega Partnership Company

Abstract: At approximately 1:19 p.m. on October 24, 2006, an employee was working at a construction site, as a dump truck driver. He had a 1993 International truck, Model Number 4600, parked in a driveway leading into the site with the parking brake engaged on an inclined driveway. The parking brake failed, and the truck rolled backwards and to the left, pinning the driver, who was standing outside the vehicle to the left against a hillside. Both legs of the employee were fractured. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LEG, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125538470			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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