Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179410 - Employee dies of asphyxia when pinned by truck lift gate

Accident Summary Nr: 170179410 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111993929	09/20/1991	7699	0	H & R Used Appliances

Abstract: Between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on September 19, 1991, Employee #1, a self-employed used appliance repairman, leaned over his Ford truck's lift gate to push a washing machine tub into the back of the truck. Employee #1's stomach contacted the control lever and activated the lift gate. Employee #1 became pinned between the lift gate on the left rear side and the left upright of the truck cover. Employee #1 was asphyxiatedwhen all the air was squeezed out of his lungs. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office (coroner) took custody of Employee #1's body.

Keywords: LOADING, ASPHYXIATED, TAILGATE, PINNED, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111993929			Fatality	Asphyxia	Technicians, n.e.c.

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