Accident Report Detail

Accident: 896589 - Employee Injured When Neck Impaled On Gear Shift

**Accident: 896589 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 02/07/1999**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
300664356	02/16/1999	1799	J. L. Gilbert & Son

Employee #1 was using an over-the-road tractor truck to pull a house to a new location on a trailer-type assembly. The chimney, which had been braced and supported, became dislodged from the house and fell onto the cab of the truck. Employee #1's neck was impaled on the gear shift, and he was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: structure moving, impaled, unsecured, construction, neck, struck by, tractor--truck, falling object, chimney, truck driver

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	300664356			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Collapse of structure

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