Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201639630 - Tow Truck Operator Is Injured When Struck by Auto

Accident Summary Nr: 201639630 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 09/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314966961	09/28/2010	7549	488410	A-1 Auto Care Inc

Abstract: On September 26, 2010, Employee #1, a tow truck operator, was on the side of a highway, loading a wrecked car onto his tow truck. He was standing at the hoist controls on the left rear side of his truck. An auto lost control and struck the tow truck and Employee #1. He was caught beneath the auto and dragged towards the front of the tow truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a skull fracture and two fractured rotator cuffs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SHOULDER, COLLISION, SKULL, TOW TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, RUN OVER, AUTOMATIC RESTART, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314966961			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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