Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200101111 - Employee Killed When Equipment Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200101111 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303487979	02/01/2001	4212	0	Williamson Trucking Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, was delivering a load of fly ash to a dump site. The trailer was overloaded. During the unloading process, Employee #1 attempted to dislodge some clumped material by "humping" the trailer, i.e., jerking it up and down. During this process, the scope which lifts the trailer in a dumping mode broke, causing the trailer to fall. As it fell, the part of the scope still intact was pushed forward, crushing the tractor and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, TRUCK, DUMPER, CONCUSSION, TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303487979			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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