Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272002 - Employee is killed by falling trailer ramp

Accident Summary Nr: 201272002 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308015692	09/11/2004	1611	237310	Tri-County Construction, Inc.

Abstract: An employee had just finished loading a roller onto a lowboy trailer. He was securing the ramps, which had been modified by the employer. This modification added 398 pounds to the tip of the ramp. He was standing behind the ramp, pushing it forward, to give him room to place the side straps on to hold the ramp in place. The support for the hydraulic piston broke which caused the ramp to fall. The employee tried to run, but was struck on his back by the falling ramp. He died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: LOADING, LOADING RAMP, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308015692			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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