Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 688267 - Employee dies after being crushed by dump truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 688267 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103537684	08/03/1995	1794	0	Winters Excavating

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 21, 1995, Employee #1 was possibly greasing the U-joints on a 1970 Mack dump truck. He had raised the bed and had propped it up with a 4 by 6 by 8 piece of wood. Somehow the wood dislodged and the bed descended onto his back, pinning him. Employee #1 required hospitalization. On August 3, 1995, he died when he was removed from a respirator.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ABDOMEN, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103537684			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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