Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14341663 - Employee killed when run over by backing truck crane

Accident Summary Nr: 14341663 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/17/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106107253	03/20/1989	0174	0	Ron Burton

Abstract: On March 7, 1989, Employee #1, a harvester, was working in Blue Trace Grove packing fruit into a bag trailing between his legs. Suddenly he was pulled under the cleated 4 ft by 2 1/2 ft wide mud tire used on the truck-mounted articulating crane, which was backing out of the grove area. Employer #1 died of multiple blunt trauma.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, TRUCK CRANE, CAUGHT BY, FRUIT PACKING, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106107253			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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