Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 38196.015 - Employee caught between trailer and tank is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 38196.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 01/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
823061.015	01/08/2013		332420	Spa Pipe & Supply, L.P.

Abstract: At approximately 6:45 p.m. on January 7, 2013, Employee #1, wearing a hard hat, was supposed to lubricate one side of a trailer skid then walk-around to the other side and lubricate that side allowing an 11,000 pound tank to slide to the front of the trailer bed. Employee #1 however lubricated both skids from the right side of the trailer. His head was in the hazard zone and as the tank slide forward his head was struck and crushed. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Hard Hat, Head, PPE, Struck By, Tractor, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	823061.015	38	M	Fatality		Crane and tower operators

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