Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200420065 - Employee killed when struck by backing tractor trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 200420065 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 10/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300317393	10/08/1998	4731	0	Santee Carriers, A Division Of Tic United Corp.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300317385	10/05/1998	3273	0	Vanceburg Readymix, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300317377	10/05/1998	1542	0	Clark Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 2, 1998, Employee #1, of Vanceburg Readymix, Inc., was helping a coworker hook up a 9 ft long by 5 in. wide product hose to the back end of a Mack tractor trailer. Employee #1 was standing behind the trailer and in front of an electrical panel box attached to a dry cement hopper. His coworker was standing on the tractor driver's side, staging the trailer backward. The coworker motioned the driver to bring the tractor trailer backward, and the trailer reversed a short distance and stopped. Employee #1 then stepped behind the trailer to try and connect the hose, but it could not yet reach. The coworker motioned for the driver to bring the trailer back a little more. When he did this, Employee #1 became pinned by his shoulders and in a bent-over position between the trailer and the electrical panel box. The coworker motioned for the driver to pull forward to free Employee #1. He stood up, took a step backward, and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: TRACTOR TRAILER, BACKING UP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION, TRAILER TRUCK, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300317393			Occupation Not Listed
2	300317385	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
3	300317377			Occupation Not Listed

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