Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201321346 - Employee Dies after Fall from Tank Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201321346 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 11/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311274633	11/20/2008	5172	424720	Reimer Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: On November 19, 2008 Employee #1, the owner of Reimer Brothers, Inc., was cleaning ice from the top walkway of a Freuhauf tank trailer in preparation for leak testing when he fell from the trailer. Employee #1 died several hours later at a hospital from blunt force trauma.

Keywords: LEAK, TANK TRUCK, CLEANING, TEST EQUIPMENT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TRACTOR TRAILER, WORK SURFACE, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311274633			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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