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Accident: 170842322 - Employees' Leg Run Over By Flat Bed Truck

Accident: 170842322 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/12/2003
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11962947505/14/20037549Bonneau'S Towing & Mechanical
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on May 12, 2003, a driver working for a towing company was sent with Number 6101 IHC 2-ton flatbed tow truck to pick up a jeep. Upon the employees' arrival at the site, the employee stopped the truck, backed up to the jeep, set the emergency brake, and exited the truck to tilt the bed and winch on the jeep. After getting out of the cab, the employee heard a pop and the truck preceded to roll over her right leg with its left front wheel, causing a compound fracture of her lower right leg.
Keywords: fracture, brake, driver, truck, tow truck, leg
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 119629475 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported

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