Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170670509 - Employee killed when crushed by falling trailer bed

Accident Summary Nr: 170670509 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110099363	08/09/1995	4212	0	Beachcombers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a truck that had a trailer on the back for picking up trash. A coworker was walking on the beach picking up trash and placing it in a can. Employee #1 left the beach and took the truck back to the shop to replace the hydraulic hoses alone. When he had changed the hoses he raised the trailer approximately 3 ft to inspect the job. He had not hooked the safety bar in place and the trailer bed fell on him, crushing him between the dump body and steel frame of the trailer. Employee #1 died of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, SAFETY BAR, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, JACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110099363			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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