Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 603837 - Employee crushed to death on dock

Accident Summary Nr: 603837 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/26/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18283465	02/28/1994	2611	0	Leaf River Pulp Operations

Abstract: Employee #1 and another employee were attempting to hold a dock plate up on a loading dock so that a tractor trailer could back in and unload its cargo. The employees did not know how to operate the dock plate. Employee #1 was standing on the ground directly behind the trailer and the other employee was on the dock directing the driver. Employee #1 failed to move out of the trailer's way and was crushed between it and the dock.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, TRACTOR TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, UNTRAINED, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18283465			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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