Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202078762 - Employee's Knee Is Lacerated When Truck Rolls over Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202078762 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 12/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310742549	12/21/2006	1799	238990	Dig It Of The Carolinas, Inc.

Abstract: On December 21, 2006, Employee #1 was using a boom truck to replace metal light poles in a parking lot. He stated that on the way to the job site he noticed the brake pedal felt like it was traveling too far and he decided that the brakes needed adjustment. When he arrived at the job site he parked the vehicle (on a grade) and started to adjust the brakes. He stated that he heard a pop; the truck jumped out of gear and rolled over his right leg. Employee #1 then ran after the truck, got in, and applied the brakes, which did not work. He stopped the truck by steering it into a concrete light pole stand. He then called his supervisor and reported the accident. Employee #1 sustained laceration and severe soft tissue damage to the knee area as a result of the truck rolling over his leg.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, INSTALLING, BRAKE, LACERATION, LIGHTING, SLOPING, RUN OVER, MECH MALFUNCTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310742549			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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