Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202289492 - Employee killed when caught between trailer and building

Accident Summary Nr: 202289492 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/02/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303493134	05/03/2000	4214	0	Southern Furniture Transport

Abstract: Employee #1 had just finished loading a trailer with furniture at Bay Number 10, with the assistance of two other employees. He stayed in the trailer and took a break while waiting to load an additional seven pieces of furniture that were bound for Miami, Florida. Apparently, just as the truck driver was backing his tractor up to connect the tractor's fifth wheel to the trailer, Employee #1 stuck his head out between the building and trailer. As the trailer moved backwards, it crushed Employee #1's head between the truck and the building. Employee #1 fell backwards into the trailer. Paramedics arrived and transported Employee #1 by helicopter to the Orange County Medical Center, but he died on the way to the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, BUILDING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRAILER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303493134			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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