Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14388037 - EMPLOYEE KILLED BY A TRUCK HE WORKED ON

Accident Summary Nr: 14388037 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 12/13/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103060844	12/14/1989	4212	0	Werlor, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had started up a Mack M-B-685C570 Model refuse truck. He released an air brake and attempted to move the truck. Employee #1 put the truck into third gear and released the clutch, but the clutch pedal stayed on the floor. Employee #1 climbed out of the truck, got a 4-lb hammer and creeper. He slid under the truck with a creeper and struck clutch rod with the 4-lb hammer. The truck took off and ran over Employee #1, causing fatal blunt trauma injuries to his chest, and fracture of the ribs, the sternum, and the costal cartilages.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, BRAKE, CLUTCH, TRUCK, RIB, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103060844			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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