Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900252 - Employee's leg fractured when pinned by tow tug

Accident Summary Nr: 170900252 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126052349	12/17/1996	4513	0	Dynair

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 p.m. on November 10, 1996, Employee #1 was in the storage yard attaching a towbar to the hitch of a tow tug. The tug operator was backing up toward Employee #1 when the vehicle's accelerator pedal became stuck in the open position and the tug accelerated in reverse. Employee #1 became pinned between the tug and a dolly, fracturing his right fibula.

Keywords: ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FRACTURE, PINNED, STUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, MECH MALFUNCTION, BACKING UP, LEG, TOWMOTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126052349			Fatality	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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