Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 732628 - Employee crushed and killed when lift truck overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 732628 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111009031	03/01/1990	4226	0	Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanic, was squatting beside a Raymond model 31 narrow aisle straddle truck replacing a hydraulic line. The truck, a warehouse truck, had been raised with a single hydraulic jack but had not been cribbed or supported in any way. When Employee #1 attempted to pull the line from the inside of the truck, the truck apparently overturned. Employee #1 was crushed to death.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, HYDRAULIC JACK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111009031			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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