Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137856.015 - Owner is killed by falling truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 137856.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 08/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546107.015	08/05/2021		561730	Alberto Landscaping, Llc.

Abstract: At 01:00 p.m. on August 05, 2021, Employee #1, the company owner, was inspecting the solenoid and hose under a raised truck bed. Hydraulic fluid unexpectedly sprayed from a suddenly broken hydraulic hose causing the raised truck bed to fall, crushing the company owner's head between the truck's bed and his body. The owner was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Crushing, Fall, Falling Object, Head, Highway, Hose, Hydraulic Fluid, Landscaping, Motor Vehicle, Raised platform, Sprayed, Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1546107.015	42	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause:

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