Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361276 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Storage Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201361276 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 09/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302398011	09/21/2000	1799	0	Hall Tank Company

Abstract: Employee #1 had unloaded storage tanks using metal ramps that connected to the side of the flatbed trailer. The tanks were then rolled down the metal ramps onto landscape timbers that were placed on the ground. A 12,000-gallon storage tank was blocked from rolling on the east end but was not blocked from rolling on the west end. The gasoline storage tank rolled approximately eight feet and pinned Employee #1 against the trailer of the flatbed truck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, BLOCKS, STORAGE TANK, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FLATBED TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302398011			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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