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Accident Summary Nr: 14504401 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TRAILER'S WHEELS AND FRAME

Accident Summary Nr: 14504401 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 09/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17590209	01/27/1986	4212	0	Mo-Kan Distribution Company, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BY TO ASSIST ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS LEVELING A "PUP", WHICH WAS TO BE HOOKED BEHIND A 40 FOOT SEMI-TRAILER. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACKING UP SLOWLY TO THE HOOK-UP POSITION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WATCHING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE (ON THE LEFT SIDE) AS HE WORKED A CRANK TO LEVEL THE PUP. FOR SOME REASON, EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND PUP. HE WAS STRUCK AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BEFORE THE DRIVER COULD STOP. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIONS. HE HAD MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DOING AND SUPERVISING THIS TYPE OF WORK. THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, TRAILER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17590209			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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