Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200350320 - Employee killed when crushed inside drum of concrete truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200350320 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301787453	06/13/1997	7699	0	Owens Truck Lift, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 9, 1997, Employee #1, the company owner, was repairing the drum on a concrete truck for a customer. The top half of his body was inside the concrete drum manhole, and he was replacing two rusted bolts inside the drum, when the drum free-wheeled. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. His wife discovered his body at approximately 7:15 a.m. Employee #1 was working alone and there were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: REPAIR, CONCRETE TRUCK, WORK RULES, DRUM, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, BOLT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301787453			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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