Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14396964 - Employee killed when struck by falling tailgate

Accident Summary Nr: 14396964 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/24/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103608501	08/26/1987	3365	0	Atemco

Abstract: On August 24, 1987, Employee #1 was removing a steel tailgate from a semi-trailer when the tailgate fell, striking and killing him. Employee #1 had performed this task many times before even though he was in management and it was not part of his regularly assigned duties. No written instructions were available; however, the plant manager reported that the usual procedures were not being followed at the time of the accident. Employee #1 had approximately 35 years of experience in scrap metal operations and had worked at this location for 4 years. He had no known physical defects.

Keywords: TAILGATE, WORK RULES, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103608501			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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