Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201622552 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201622552 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 06/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312176548	06/09/2008	9111	921110	Josephine County

Abstract: On June 9, 2008, a dump truck operator was transferring the trailer dump bed into the main truck dump bed, while standing in the tailgate pinch point. He was killed, when his head and neck were crushed between the main trailer body and trailer bed tailgate securing mechanism.

Keywords: HEAD, TAILGATE, PINNED, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, NECK, TRAILER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312176548			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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