Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200775609 - Truck Driver Suffers Fractured Bones When Truck Flips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200775609 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312626328	10/15/2008	1629	237990	Bentley Warren Trucking Inc Gc

Abstract: On October 15, 2008, a truck driver operating an 18-wheel trailer delivered a load of stone to a landscaping firm. While dumping the load of stone on a five-degree incline, with the cab angled downward, the truck flipped onto its left side crushing the cab. The operator sustained three crushed vertebrae, bruised ribs and lacerations to his left forearm. The operator was not hospitalized and returned to work in five workdays.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, ROCK, ROLL-OVER, LACERATION, TRUCK, RIB, MECH MAT HANDLING, VERTEBRA, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000		2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312626328			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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