Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14455117 - CRUSHED BY FALLING SEMI-TRACTOR
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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101927077 | 05/08/1986 | 4212 | 0 | Noel Bros. Trucking Company |
Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CHANGING TIRES ON THE FRONT OF A SEMI TRACTOR. BOTH FRONT WHEELS HAD BEEN REMOVED. TWO HYDRAULIC JACKS WERE HOLDING THE TRACTOR UP. EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO ADJUST ONE OF THE JACKS. THE TRACTOR FELL ON HIM, CRUSHING HIS HEAD. HE WAS LOWERING ONE OF THE JACKS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO MOUNT ONE OF THE TIRES. THE JACK SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS UNDER THE TRACTOR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHIFT AND FALL OFF THE OTHER JACK ALSO.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 101927077 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |