Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100773 - Employee Injured When Run Over by Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201100773 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 11/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125671057	11/30/1998	1771	0	Drake Materials, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanic and truck driver for a gravel and sand company, was preparing to adjust the brakes of a truck. The chocks placed in front of two of the wheels failed. One, a concrete block, was crushed. The other, a piece of wood, slipped out from in front of the wheel. Employee #1 shut the engine off, released the brakes, and stepped out of the truck. The truck rolled down the ramp toward Employee #1. He was crushed between the truck and a wall at the edge of the ramp. Employee #1 was hospitalized, suffering from a punctured lung and fractures to his ribs, right leg, and arm.

Keywords: CHOCK, WHEEL, FRACTURE, LUNG, BRAKE, RAMP, ENGINE, CRUSHED, TRUCK, CONCRETE BLOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Other		Under $50,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125671057			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Other

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