Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497096 - Worker Is Injured When Struck by Truck Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 201497096 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/24/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316720606	11/05/2012	1541	236210	Kid Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on October 24, 2012, Employee #1, of KID Construction, Inc., was working at an automotive repair facility under construction. He was performing his normal work duties as a concrete masonry employee. As he worked in a 4.5 foot deep, 5 foot long by 5 foot wide excavation, the front passenger tire of a pickup truck slipped into the excavation and struck the employee. He was hospitalized and treated for head, shoulder, and back injuries, including strains/sprains. The employer notified Cal/OSHA's Fresno District Office at 4:40 p.m. on October 24, 2012.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, SHOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE, SPRAIN, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316720606			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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