Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98265.015 - Employee is ejected from falling equipment, incurs multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 98265.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1255957.015	08/16/2017		238110	Joslin Construction Texas, Llc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 4, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a building construction site. He was operating a roller compactor and loading it onto a truck's flat bed when the equipment fell sideways from the truck bed. Employee #1, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from his seat on the roller compactor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for injuries sustained when he hit the ground, including fractures of his C7 vertebra and multiple ribs.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Driver, Fall, Flatbed Truck, Fracture, PPE, Rib, Seat Belt, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1255957.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Driver-sales workers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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