Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472221 - Employee killed when caught between truck hitch and bumper

Accident Summary Nr: 202472221 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311548473	09/28/2007	1799	238990	L-J Construction Co. Of Central Florida

Abstract: On September 27, 2007, Employee #1 was attempting to unhook a 22 ft long trailer that was stuck on the hitch of a dump truck. The rear of the trailer was loaded with pallets of decorative stones and pavers. Employee #1 began hitting the hitch with a hammer to loosen it. When the trailer came free, the front end rose up and struck Employee #1, crushing his head between the hitch and the bottom of the dump truck's tail end. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, STUCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER HITCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, TRAILER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311548473			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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