Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201772860 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201772860 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 07/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309118123	07/01/2005	4212	484110	Garden State Trucking, Inc.

Abstract: On July 1, 2005, Employee #1, a mechanic, was under the chassis of a triaxle dump truck, changing the rear brakes, when the vehicle fell off the jack, crushing his chest. The dump truck was supported solely by an approximately 20-ton hydraulic bottle jack.

Keywords: CHEST, REPAIR, HYDRAULIC JACK, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309118123			Fatality	Other	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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