Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121842.015 - Employee is killed when caught between door and tank

Accident Summary Nr: 121842.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445994.015	11/19/2019		238910	Southern Hydro Vac, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 18, 2019, Employee #1 was washing out the hydro vacuum truck debris body/tank with a high pressure water hose. A coworker said that he saw Employee #1 give the hand signal in the passenger side mirror to close the tailgate door of the debris body/tank. The coworker got out of the truck and operated the levers to close and lock the tailgate door then got back into the truck to wait on Employee #1 to return to the truck cab. When Employee #1 didn't come to the truck cab after approximately 3 to 5 minutes, the coworker went to look for him. The coworker found Employee #1 caught between the tailgate door and debris body/tank. Employee #1 had sustained blunt force trauma across his shoulders and chest and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Chest, Door, Shoulder, Tank

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1445994.015	41	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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