Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200090793 - Employee Is Pinned Between Frame and Dump Truck, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200090793 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 05/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312342058	06/01/2009	1629	238910	Meadow Brook Properties

Abstract: At approximately 7:42 a.m. on May 30, 2009, an employee had just dumped a load of loam and had pulled the truck over approximately 100 yards away. It was unsure why he was working or checking on the frame of the dump truck. The bed came down and crushed the employee. The employee was pinned between the frame and bed of the truck. The employee was transferred to RI Hospital via Life Star helicopter. The employee passed away on June 4, 2009.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, MOTOR VEHICLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312342058			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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