Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14495287 - Employee killed when caught between truck bed and frame

Accident Summary Nr: 14495287 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/13/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400332	11/20/1984	1521	0	Toway Sales Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, the company mechanic, was in the maintenance yard greasing the rear end of a white dump truck, model 14564RDC, serial #684883. The dump bed had been raised to allow for more light for working under the vehicle. Employee #1 was lying across the bed frame and was reaching in to grease the last fitting when he accidentally tripped the bed, causing it to drop. He sustained fatal stomach injuries. The bed was not blocked up nor was it equipped with positive manual set-up locks. It was raining at the time of the accident.

Keywords: BLOCKS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, STOMACH, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1400332			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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