Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202487195 - Employee's Hand Is Crushed by Falling Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 202487195 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120206974	08/14/2008	1629	237990	Perry Brothers Heavy Hauling

Abstract: On June 30, 2008, an employee was tightening bolts on a trailer with an electric ratchet. The employee had elevated the trailer with a hydraulic jack. The employee then placed his hand under the trailer with the electric ratchet. While tightening the bolt the jack slipped and the trailer came down pinning his hand between the ground and the electric ratchet. The employee failed to place blocking material under the elevated trailer. The employee had performed this job numerous times in the past. The Hydraulic Jack was put in place by a coworker. The employee's hand was crushed and he has hospitalized for one week.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC JACK, CRUSHED, TRAILER, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	5	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120206974			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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