Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14566574 - Employee killed when struck by trailer falling off supports

Accident Summary Nr: 14566574 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/07/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14601033	10/08/1985	1721	0	Electrostatic Industries Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was conducting a point sandblast stripping operation on a heavy equipment transport trailer. To facilitate stripping underneath the trailer, Employee #1 raised the front two wheels of the trailer with the tines of a forklift. He then positioned two 50 gallon, 34 in. high drums underneath on the inside of each wheel and to the front of the axle on a bracket welded to the axle. Employee #1 was crouched under the trailer by the left front wheel and blasting underneath the carriage when the support drums buckled and the trailer fell back on its wheels. The trailer struck Employee #1 on the back, causing multiple injuries to his ribs, chest, back, and heart. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, DRUM, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, SANDBLASTING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14601033			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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