Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100419 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES

Accident Summary Nr: 201100419 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125673228	10/28/1997	1771	0	City Of Yreka, Public Works

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing to guide a concrete truck backing up to a sidewalk. Employee #1 saw that there was a pickup truck directly behind the reversing concrete truck. Employee #1 motioned for the concrete truck to stop and approached the pickup truck to have it move. The concrete truck did not stop and Employee #1's arm was caught between the pickup and the back of the concrete truck as he moved between the two vehicles. The pickup truck driver saw what was occurring and moved forward. The concrete truck stopped when Employee #1 yelled. The driver of the concrete truck stated that the sun was in his eyes and he thought Employee #1 had motioned for him to back up. Employee #1 received lacerations to his left upper arm and was taken to the hospital.

Keywords: CONCRETE TRUCK, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, ARM, PICKUP TRUCK, POOR VISIBILITY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125673228			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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