Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201057908 - Employee injures back when ejected from power buggy

Accident Summary Nr: 201057908 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 09/12/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300783149	09/17/2003	1771	238110	Peterson Brothers Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 12, 2003, Employee #1, of Peterson Brothers Construction, was using a Whiteman All-Wheel-Drive Power Buggy, model WBH-16EAWD, serial # 230235, to transport 6 in. by 12 in. by 60 mm pavers in Glendale, CA. He was going down an approximately 8.9 degree sloped ramp to an underground garage when the buggy began to pick up speed because of the steep grade. Employee #1 felt the speed was getting out of control and applied the brakes. This caused the vehicle to nose down. Employee #1 was ejected and landed on the concrete floor. He sustained back injuries and was transported by paramedics to Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for six days. Prior to the accident, the employer had removed the vehicle's original loading unit and replaced it with a platform to accommodate the pavers. The platform was not approved by the power buggy's manufacturer and it was neither designed nor installed so that the vehicle's stability while it was carrying the pavers would not be affected.

Keywords: EJECTED, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, LOST CONTROL, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300783149			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers

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