Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200210789 - Employee Struck and Killed by Dropping Trailer Tongue

Accident Summary Nr: 200210789 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303682603	01/16/2001	1623	0	Cable Network Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Some employees were unloading cable reels from a trailer. One of the employees had tilted the trailer backwards to help unload the reels. After the reels were unloaded, he reached up and used his body weight to return the trailer to normal position. He lost his balance and fell to the ground. When the trailer returned to normal position, the trailer tongue struck him in the head and killed him.

Keywords: HEAD, TELECOM WORK, TRAILER HITCH, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303682603			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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