Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14273411 - Employee run over by truck while starting

Accident Summary Nr: 14273411 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 08/13/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100987189	08/15/1990	0171	0	C & D Corp

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 13, 1990, Employee #1, a truck driver, attempted to start a 1971 C-60 Chevrolet truck by crawling under it and jumping across the starter solenoid switch posts with an Allen wrench. The truck was in second gear. The engine started and the truck rolled ahead, running over the employee. The starter was found to be defective. The employee had started the truck in this manner before.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, STARTED IN GEAR, TRUCK, RUN OVER, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100987189			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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