A-Del Construction Company
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle - Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs - NEWARK, Delaware
| Employer | A-Del Construction Company |
| Address | 80 Regal Blvd., (Chapman Rd and Regal Blvd.) |
| City, State ZIP | NEWARK, Delaware 19702 |
| Report ID | 20191011166 |
| Event Date | October 25, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs |
| Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| Source of Injury | Tractor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.66000, -75.69000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee had a three-wheeled sweeper tractor on the hitch of a company-owned pickup truck. The employee exited the truck and tried to disconnect the sweeper from it. When the latch would not budge, the employee grabbed a piece of rebar from the bed of the truck. As the employee pushed the latch up with the rebar, the sweeper popped off the hitch and began to roll away from the truck. The employee chased the tractor as it was traveling down a small hill toward a busy road and was reaching for the brake when the sweeper ran over the employee. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a punctured lung, and bleeding on the brain. The employee also sustained a lump and cuts on the forehead and cuts on the right arm from the bristles of the broom tractor. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 25, 2019, a worker at A-Del Construction Company in NEWARK, Delaware suffered intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle, with tractor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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