Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170714265 - Employee killed when crushed by truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 170714265 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/31/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119878916	02/02/1993	4212	0	B & R Construction

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on January 31, 1993, Employee #1 was inspecting and repairing a commercial truck. The front cab and the truck bed were elevated to allow Employee #1 to repair parts of the truck. Employee #1 was working with a friend, who was standing beside the truck. The friend didn't actually see what happened until the bed started lowering. It appears that Employee #1, while crouched on top of the truck, moved his foot back and activated the lever to lower the bed. The friend yelled at Employee #1 to tell him that the bed was lowering, but he was unable to escape from under the bed in time. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, CRUSHED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119878916			Fatality	Other	Heavy equipment mechanics

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