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Accident: 655720 - Truck Driver'S Wrist Fractured In Fall From Dump Truck

**Accident: 655720 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/04/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
122118391	04/04/1997	4212	J.W. Mclernon Trucking

Employee #1, a truck driver, was standing atop his 18-wheel dump truck, which was being loaded with demolition debris by a Caterpillar 245 excavator. The excavator hit the rear end of the truck, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall to the ground. He sustained a fractured wrist.

Keywords: loading, fracture, work rules, collision, dump truck, excavator, fall, lost balance, truck driver, wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	122118391			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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