Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104384102 - Evergreen Gene'S, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 and the assistant manager were crossing the company driveway between two parked vehicles to open for the day's business. Neither worker was aware that a coworker was in the first truck preparing to start the engine. As the pair reached the midpoint of the driveway, the truck lurched backward, pinning Employee #1 against the head of the next vehicle, an old Cadillac sedan converted into a flower cart, and knocking the assistant manager out of the way. Employee #1 was transported to the Shock Trauma Unit at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, where she was treated for a fractured hip and then released to the general hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, HIP, CART, INATTENTION