Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170804694 - Employee's leg fractured when run over by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170804694 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 07/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126679729	07/14/1995	5093	0	Truck Wrecking Yard Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was employed as a parts puller at a truck wrecking yard. He was attempting to start a 2-ton garbage truck and was lying beneath the truck in back of the front tires, attempting to short-out the starter with a screwdriver. The manager of the yard was lying in the cab of the truck operating the throttle with his hand. The truck went into reverse, rolling back against Employee #1's leg and breaking it. Employee #1 required hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, WORK RULES, STARTED IN GEAR, TRUCK, RUN OVER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126679729			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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