Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99376.015 - Employee Falls Out Of Bed Of Moving Truck, Strikes Head On A

Accident Summary Nr: 99376.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 09/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267043.015	09/26/2017		238130	Alamex Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 a.m. on September 25, 2017, Employee #1 and two coworkers were loading old doors and frames into the back of a pickup truck. They were using a truck to transport the doors, frames and to place old material into a dumpster around the corner of a building. The two coworkers got into the truck and drove around the corner. One of the coworkers looked into the rearview mirror and saw Employee #1 lying on the ground. Employee #1 had gotten into the bed of the truck and was riding there when he apparently fell out of the truck, striking his head and fracturing his skull on the asphalt. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he succumbed to his injuries and died.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Fall, Fracture, Head, Motor Vehicle, Riding on Equipment, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267043.015	59	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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