Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 817221 - Employee crushed and killed as ground collapses under truck

Accident Summary Nr: 817221 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 07/10/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100992197	07/10/1991	1711	0	Art'S Septic Tank Service

Abstract: At approximately 10:56 a.m. on July 10, 1991, Employee #1 was standing near an open excavation signaling a dump truck with a load of stones to back up. The employee was standing on top of an underground cesspool. When the truck backed over the cesspool, he and the rear end of the truck fell into the hole. The employee's chest was pinned under the corner of the truck. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, SIGNALMAN, COLLAPSE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, UNSTABLE SOIL, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100992197			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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