Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200602340 - Employee killed when truck collapse on him

Accident Summary Nr: 200602340 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/19/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306061607	03/20/2003	1799	237990	K-Bar Services, Inc.

Abstract: On March 20, 2003, Employee #1, a mechanic, was repairing the rear air brakes on a street sweeper. The truck was support by a jack on soft ground and fell over. The truck fell on Employee #1 who was lying underneath the rear axle killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306061607			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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