Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280088 - Employee killed when struck by truck rolling backward

Accident Summary Nr: 201280088 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 10/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300966892	10/07/1996	5399	0	Sam'S Club

Abstract: At approximately 6:54 a.m. on October 4, 1996, Employee #1 was operating the hydraulic controls on the passenger side of a truck while an assistant finished loading it for a delivery. When the coworker closed the back door of the truck, it began to roll backward. Employee #1 ran from the passenger side around the rear of the truck to the driver's side. She was struck by the driver's side of the vehicle as it continued to roll backward and jumped the curb. Employee #1 sustained multiple blunt force trauma and crushing injuries, and was killed. The truck's parking brake was inoperable.

Keywords: LOADING, BRAKE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, LOST CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300966892			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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