Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200783124 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Falling Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200783124 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305469637	01/22/2004	7389	541410	D&R Installations

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading office furniture from the back of a Bobtail truck. Desks were placed on a dolly with non-locking wheels and the dolly was placed onto the lift gate of the truck. The coworker was operating the lift gate inside the truck while Employee #1 was at ground level, supporting the load as it was being lowered to the ground. As it was being lowered, the loaded dolly fell and Employee #1's head was pinned between the load and the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, CRUSHED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305469637			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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