Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68271.015 - Employee is crushed and killed between two trucks

Accident Summary Nr: 68271.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 09/23/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
997150.015	09/26/2014		111211	Reed Searle

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on September 23, 2014, an employee had completed the unloading of a potato truck. As the truck driver drove away, the employee noticed that he failed to close the trucks back tailgate. He proceeded to run after the truck, which he was successful in getting the driver to stop so that he could activate the switch on the side of the truck bed to close the gate. Simultaneously, another truck began backing his vehicle and pinned the employee between the two trucks, killing him. The incident investigation revealed that the truck driver that was backing did not see the employee or the truck behind him.

Keywords: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Backing Up, Caught Between, Crushed, Pinned, Struck By, Tractor Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	997150.015	61	M	Fatality		Agriculture and forestry teachers

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