Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465027 - Employee injured when pinned by shifting trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 202465027 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310197769	06/28/2007	1799	238990	A & R Construction

Abstract: On June 27, 2007, Employee #1, a crew supervisor, and coworkers were preparing an approximately 12 ft wide by 60 ft long mobile office trailer for transport. Two coworkers were placing materials inside of the trailer when it shifted, pinning Employee #1 underneath its outer edge. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Before the accident, Employee #1 had removed a support jack from underneath the trailer. The crew had not placed cribbing underneath each of the corners of the mobile office trailer, as required by T8CCR 3562(e), prior to entering the danger zone.

Keywords: LOADING, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, DUNNAGE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310197769			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.