Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611712 - Employee's head gashed when thrown from back of truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201611712 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 02/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302685979	02/08/2000	1521	0	Dunn Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, having finished work for the day, was in the back of a truck driven by a coworker, headed to the job shack at the yard to pick up their paychecks. The coworker pulled into the yard at high speed and tried to power slide his truck on the mud. The truck didn't slide and the sudden turn caused Employee #1 to be thrown from the back of the truck. He sustained a laceration on his head that required 17 stitches.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, SPEEDING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, PICKUP TRUCK, HORSEPLAY

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302685979			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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