Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801199 - Employee Killed When Struck by Falling Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200801199 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 08/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306112442	08/09/2004	3799	336999	Boyd Trucking, Inc.

Abstract: On August 9, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were removing the tie-down straps from a flatbed semi-trailer. Employee #1 was loosening the ratchets on the driver side of the trailer while his coworker was removing the straps and rolling them up on the passenger side of the trailer. Shortly after the straps had been removed, a stack of bundles of steel tubing came off the side of the trailer, striking Employee #1 and killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL TUBE, TRAILER TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306112442			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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