Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085552 - Employee killed when crushed under trailer during leveling

Accident Summary Nr: 201085552 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125811638	07/30/2004	1711	238220	Trane A Div Of American Std

Abstract: On July 29, 2004, Employee #1, who worked for a company that does HVAC repairs and installations, was helping to move a trailer at the Fresno Convention Center in Fresno, CA. He was leveling the trailer's temporary cooling tower by putting wooden blocks under the trailer stands when the trailer shifted. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed. A forklift was being used to move and adjust the trailer, not a crane as originally planned. Helping to move the trailer was not part of Employee #1's job duties.

Keywords: UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125811638			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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