Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202652327 - Employee Is Injured in Back Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202652327 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/04/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313515728	02/13/2012	1799	561790	Cal-Tera Restoration Inc Dba Purofirst Fire & Wate

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on February 4, 2012, Employee #1 was working for his employer, a fire and water restoration contracting company that specializes in restoration of commercial and residential buildings damaged by fire and water. Employee #1 was working as a laborer doing clean-up work at the company's new shop. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were working together to set up a truck to remove loads of dirt from the shop. Coworker #1 was driving the service truck with a trailer that would be used to load the dirt. Employee #1 was working on the ground in area of the loading dock, and he was checking the loading ramp. Coworker #1 moved the truck in reverse without making sure that Employee #1 was clear from the area where he was backing. The truck backed over Employee #1, and the trailer pinned him against the loading dock bumper. Employee #1 suffered from multiple unspecified injuries, and he was hospitalized for a total of four days.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313515728			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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