Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460012 - Employee killed when crushed by truck's canvas cover bar

Accident Summary Nr: 200460012 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 01/20/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109169300	01/23/1996	1794	0	Peter Deterra Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing into the cab of his dump truck when the metal bar that automatically pulls the canvas cover over the truck's load began to move. He was crushed and killed when the bar pinned him against the driver's side of the truck. Employee #1 had left the bar's switch in the 'on' position.

Keywords: METAL BAR, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109169300			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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