Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 29695.015 - Employee Is Struck By Falling Dump Truck Tailgate, Suffers H

Accident Summary Nr: 29695.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 09/24/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
655898.015	09/25/2012		238990	Galasso Materials, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 4:05 p.m. on September 24, 2012, Employee #1 was cleaning the tailgate of a dump truck. The tailgate was propped open with a wooden stake. As he cleaned the tailgate, the wooden stake broke, which caused the tailgate to fall. The tailgate struck him on his head, caused a severe laceration and blunt force head trauma. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushing, Falling Object, Material Handling, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	655898.015	57	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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