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Accident Summary Nr: 201073434 - Employee Is Pinned Between Truck and Compressor, Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201073434 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312676521	12/22/2008	1799	237130	Efilorp Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 had partially hitched an air compressor to the rear of the utility truck. Employee #1 directed the truck driver to move the truck forward a short distance to allow cars to pass. When the truck moved the air compressor disconnected from the truck's trailer hitch and rolled towards the truck. Employee #1 placed himself between the moving air compressor and the rear of the truck in an attempt to stop the compressor trailer from hitting the truck or parked cars. The air compressor pinched and /pinned Employee #1 to the truck. Employee #1 suffered abdominal injures, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, PINNED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312676521			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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