Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570033 - Employee killed when crushed between bus and truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201570033 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116120817	10/01/1996	7549	0	Custom Towing

Abstract: At approximately 2:13 p.m. on September 30, 1996, Employee #1 and the owner of another company were towing an approximately 40 ft long motor coach to a storage facility. Upon arriving at the storage facility where the bus was to be left, Employee #1 began to disconnect the attachment devices between it and tow truck. He was walking between the front of the bus and the rear of the tow truck when the bus rolled forward and crushed Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: BUS, CLEARANCE, LOAD SHIFT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TOW TRUCK, MOTOR VEHICLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116120817			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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