Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 764530 - Employee crushed to death between two trucks

Accident Summary Nr: 764530 -- Report ID: 0931200 -- Event Date: 08/02/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106411937	08/02/1988	4212	0	Ram Freightways Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a night supervisor for a freight trucking company, was standing between two parked trucks. He was testing keys in one truck when it started and immediately moved forward, crushing him between the two trucks. Employee #1 was killed instantly. Subsequent investigation revealed that the first truck was in gear and the hand brake was not set. In addition, the front wheels of the first truck were turned into the path of the second truck.

Keywords: HAND BRAKE, WORK RULES, STARTED IN GEAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COLLISION, CRUSHED, TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106411937			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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