Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111804 - Employee struck by backing up water tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 201111804 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126027531	05/07/1999	1794	0	Nelson & Belding Contracting Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 7, 1999, an employee was injured at a construction site in Gardena, California. Six employees, including two grade checkers, were at the site to excavate and grade the site for new homes development. One of the grade checkers, Employee #1, was struck from behind by a water tanker vehicle that was backing up. Employee #1 was air-lifted to U.C.L.A Hospital Medical Center where he was hospitalized with multiple injures.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126027531			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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