Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14504922 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY HEAVY METAL OBJECT

Accident Summary Nr: 14504922 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 09/14/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100542760	09/16/1987	4231	0	A.L. Mcalister Trucking Company

Abstract: On September 14, 1987, an employee was about to tie down a load of 3 ft by 10 ft metal frames on a tractor trailer when a sudden and violent storm began. The employee was crouched down; attempting to cross under the trailer to get to the driver side, when two or more of the metal frames became dislodged from the wind and struck the employee at the base of his skull. The Weather Bureau reported winds at 86 mph and it rained extremely hard for 20 minutes.

Keywords: STORM, METAL BAR, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100542760			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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