Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200030427 - Employee killed when crushed between tractor and trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 200030427 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300039971	04/20/1998	7363	0	Logistics Personnel Corp

Abstract: At approximately 1:55 p.m. on April 16, 1998, Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing to pull a semi-trailer from a garage. They had secured a chain around the fifth wheel of a spotter tractor and the kingpin of the trailer. The coworker, who was driving the spotter tractor, tried unsuccessfully to pull out the trailer. He exited the tractor and was getting water from the side of the trailer to put under its front legs when he saw Employee #1 caught between the spotter and the trailer. The coworker moved the tractor and summoned help. Employee #1 died as a result of crushing injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: CHOCK, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRACTOR, TRACTOR TRAILER, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300039971			Fatality	Other	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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