Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 790501 - Employee killed when crushed by scrap box

Accident Summary Nr: 790501 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 12/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126718204	12/06/1996	5093	0	Edman Corp

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 5, 1996, at White City, OR, Employee #1, an operations manager, was welding a piece of flat stock metal to the truck frame of a scrap box dump bed that was in the raised position. He was lying across the controls that raise, lower, and release the scrap box. There was no stiffarm, blocking, or bracing installed, and the scrap box and upper frame came down and crushed the employee's head while he was welding. He was killed instantly.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, WELDING, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, BRACING, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126718204			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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