Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200780872 - Employee killed when crushed between truck and wrecker

Accident Summary Nr: 200780872 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300557915	08/16/1999	7538	0	Surratt Kennington Auto & Truck Repair Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a wrecker driver for an auto and truck repair center, parked a towed semi-rig next to another wrecker. He was between the vehicles when the truck he had just towed rolled back. The cab, whose front wheels were turned in the opposite direction of the parked wrecker, moved toward it and pinned Employee #1. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: CHOCK, BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, TOW TRUCK, TRACTOR TRAILER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300557915			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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