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Accident Summary Nr: 202654513 - Employee Is Caught Between Trailer and Truck, Crushes Leg
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317077444 | 06/17/2013 | 1622 | 237310 | Mcm Construction Inc. |
Abstract: At approximately 12:55 p.m. on June 14, 2013, Employee #1 was preparing to connect a trailer to a truck. Employee #1 was standing between the front of a custom double axel trailer and the rear of a pick up truck. As Employee #1 was preparing to connect the trailer to the truck, the supervisor was in the truck, backing it up to try to line up the truck's hitch with the tongue of the trailer. As the truck reversed, Employee #1's leg was crushed between the hitch of the truck and the tongue of the trailer. Employee #1 was hospitalized suffering from fractures and soft tissue damage to his left leg.
Keywords:
FRACTURE, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, TRAILER HITCH, CRUSHED, LACERATION, TRUCK, TRAILER, LEG
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 25 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 317077444 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons |