Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625267 - Employee Falls from Pick Up Truck, Suffers Concussion, Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200625267 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 04/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313117236	05/04/2009	1542	236220	American Constructors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:40 a.m. on April 30, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker loaded tools and equipment into the bed of a pickup truck. The employees then sat on the tailgate of the pickup truck as the superintendent sat in the driver's seat with his foot on the brake pedal getting ready to drive the employees to the job site. As the superintendent turned around to start driving, his foot slipped off of the brake pedal and hit the gas pedal. The truck lunged forward, causing Employee #1 to fall off of the tailgate and hit his head on the asphalt. Employee #1 sustained a concussion and was transported to the hospital where he died at approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 2, 2009.

Keywords: HEAD, BRAKE, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, PICKUP TRUCK, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313117236			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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