Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14242341 - Truck driver killed when pipe bundle falls off truck trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 14242341 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 12/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123312613	12/04/1998	4213	0	Klapec Trucking Company .

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, was delivering 8 in. and 6 in. PVC pipe in 13 ft lengths from the manufacturer to a job site in South Fork, PA. The driver of a front end loader was stacking a bundle that had already been removed from the trailer in a different location when he heard some pipes fall. The top bundle had fallen 13 ft 2 in. from the top of the trailer onto Employee #1; he sustained crushing injuries to his chest and was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, CLEARANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123312613			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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