Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 200270684 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Dump Truck Bed

**Accident: 200270684 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 04/27/2000**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
300223153	04/27/2000	5261	Green View Design Group

Employee #1 was servicing a flatbed dump truck when the hydraulics began to bleed and the dump bed lowered on top of him. He sustained crushing injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Employee #1 had not used safety blocks or chocks to prevent the bed from lowering.

Keywords: chock, leak, maintenance, unsecured, blocks, work rules, hydraulic fluid, caught between, dump truck, dump truck bed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	300223153			Fatality	Asphyxia	Heavy equipment mechanics

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