Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14535751 - EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCK DOOR AND CONCRETE WALL

Accident Summary Nr: 14535751 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 10/10/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101458982	10/11/1989	4213	0	Koble & Sons Trucking

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 10, 1989, Employee #1 and a semi-truck driver had just finished loading semi-trailers. Employee #1 was closing the rear door of the semi-trailer at the same time that the truck driver was slowly driving away from the loading dock. Employee #1 was caught between the trailer door and a concrete wall on the driver's side of the vehicle. The door impaled his chest, severing arteries in his chest. Employee #1 bled to death within minutes.

Keywords: CHEST, WALL, IMPALED, ARTERY, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101458982			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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