Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14464523 - Employee crushed and killed by overturned dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14464523 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/09/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103968210	05/09/1988	1799	0	Great Lakes Bulk Service Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:50 a.m. on May 9, 1988, Employee #1 was unloading a large dump truck and had jackknifed the vehicle in an attempt to connect the power take-off on the tractor to the drive shaft on the trailer. Employee #1 proceeded to raise the dumped bed, but when the dump bed was fully raised, the truck rolled over on its side, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, OFF LOADING, DUMP TRUCK BED, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103968210			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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