Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630515 - Employee killed when crushed by falling dump truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 200630515 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 03/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116490566	03/27/2000	1611	0	Eastern Asphalt Products Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 had raised the bed of a dump truck to inspect the brake light wiring when the bed fell down on top of him. He was crushed and killed. He did not have anything at hand with which to brace the bed, and it was suspected that he may have tripped over the travel cable, thereby releasing the hydraulic pressure. The company did not have a lockout program to address this type of activity.

Keywords: CHOCK, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HYDRAULIC LINE, CRUSHED, TRIPPED, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116490566			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy

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