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Accident Summary Nr: 14371884 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES

Accident Summary Nr: 14371884 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101325611	05/31/1988	7534	0	Night Hawk, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF ROOFING MATERIAL TO A STORE. HE HAD BACKED HIS TRUCK UP A SLIGHT GRADE AND SET THE BRAKES, BUT LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING. EMPLOYEE #1 GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND PROCEEDED TO UNSTRAP HIS LOAD. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, THE VIBRATION CAUSED BY THE IDLING ENGINE CAUSED THE BRAKE LEVER TO RELEASE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING, EMPLOYEE #1 RAN TO THE CAB AND OPENED THE DOOR TO RESET THE BRAKES. BEFORE HE COULD DO SO HIS TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN ANGLE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK AND THE TRUCK BED OF THE PARKED VEHICLE. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, BRAKE, WORK RULES, VIBRATIONS, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101325611			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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