Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201770179 - Employee killed when crushed by truck tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 201770179 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 07/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301317574	07/07/1997	4213	0	Alert Motor Freight Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was adjusting the brakes on a tractor trailer when it began to roll down the apron. He became pinned between the wheels and the creeper that he'd been laying on to work. Employee #1 was crushed and killed by the trailer's front left set of rear wheels.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BRAKE, BLOCKS, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301317574			Fatality	Other	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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