Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170805899 - Employee injured when pinned between two pickup trucks

Accident Summary Nr: 170805899 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 03/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123751422	03/03/1999	1771	0	Waterford Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 1, 1999, Employee #1 stopped his pickup truck on an uphill grade to transfer equipment to it from another pickup parked 10 ft downhill. He turned off the engine and put the truck in first gear/standard shift. Employee #1 was between the two pickups when the uphill one slipped out of gear and rolled down the 18 degree grade, pinning him between them. Five minutes later, a passing motorist and moved the uphill pickup, freeing Employee #1. He sustained fractures to his pelvis and hips.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, PICKUP TRUCK, HIP, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123751422			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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