Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481165 - EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 201481165 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125868984	09/17/1998	1521	0	Independent Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 13, 1998, Employee #1 was attempting to start a compressor that was operated by a truck's engine. The compressor had been known to have a problem starting. To get the compressor to operate, Employee #1 had to crawl underneath the truck and hit the low pressure valve with a hammer to unstick the valve and make the compressor functional again. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 forgot to put the vehicle in neutral and set the parking brake. When he hit the valve, the motor of the vehicle begun to race and the vehicle moved forward crushing Employee #1's pelvis. The employee was taken to the hospital where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, ENGINE, CRUSHED, TRUCK, VALVE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125868984			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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