Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200523306 - Employee killed when crushed between trailer and building

Accident Summary Nr: 200523306 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303737787	03/06/2001	3691	0	Exide Technologies

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 4, 2001, Employee #1, a truck driver, was preparing to depart the plant with a loaded tractor trailer rig. Employee #1 was found by a coworker pinned between the trailer and the building. The tractor trailer had been parked with the rear of the trailer approximately 4 feet from the building. The surface the trailer was parked on had a 2.6-degree slope toward the building. Employee #1 was taken to the local medical center and was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m. with massive crush injuries to his abdomen and pelvis.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, ASPHYXIATED, BUILDING, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PELVIS, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303737787			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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