Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610565 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN VEHICLE LOST BRAKES AND OVERTURNED

Accident Summary Nr: 201610565 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 07/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302050455	07/27/1998	1521	0	Hughes Bros Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on July 22, 1998, Employee #1 was driving down a hill when he discovered that his vehicle had a brake malfunction. As Employee #1 came down the hill it became apparent that he would be unable to avoid collision with the car stopped at the traffic signal. In an effort to avoid involving another vehicle Employee #1 drove off the road overturning his truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized with bruises, contusions, and abrasions.

Keywords: BRAKE, VEHICLE, COLLISION, ABRASION, CONTUSION, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302050455			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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