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Accident: 814822 - Employee Killed In Fall While Loading Truck Trailer

**Accident: 814822 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/04/1998**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
126554518	08/05/1998	1622	Structural Specialties Inc.

Employee #1 was loading a trailer with concrete forms, and was last seen standing on top of the load. He fell approximately 11 ft 6 in. to the ground and died of a ruptured aorta.

Keywords: loading, work rules, construction, rupture, trailer truck, fall, artery, unstable position

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	126554518			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt:11 Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: Fall, other

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