Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200713220 - Employee Struck and Killed by Falling Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200713220 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 04/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310439831	04/27/2007	4212	484110	The Jd Russell Company

Abstract: On April 20, 2007, Employee #1, a truck driver, was assigned to transport equipment from one textile company location to another company location within another city. A coworker was operating the forklift, lifting the heat exchanger equipment into position on the bed area of a flatbed truck. Employee #1 requested that the heat exchanger, weighing over 9,000 lbs, be repositioned on the bed area. He attempted to assist with the process, while standing on the bed of the truck, adjacent to the heat exchanger. During the repositioning process, the heat exchanger started to tilt. It slid and fell, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, HEAT EXCHANGER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310439831			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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