Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202556213 - Employee's Foot Is Crushed When Run over by Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202556213 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/31/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315532762	02/11/2013	1629	237110	So Cal Sandbags Inc

Abstract: On January 31, 2013, an employee was tasked to sweep and clean up new streets at residential construction sites. The employee was walking in the street and talking on a cell phone to a project supervisor who was in the office. As he walked by the front of a large, 10-wheel Sterling dump truck, the truck driver released his brakes and the truck moved forward, running over the employee and crushing his left foot. The employee was hospitalized, and his left foot was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315532762			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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