Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 817411 - Employee killed when crushed by trench box

Accident Summary Nr: 817411 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/30/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100988724	10/31/1990	1711	0	Quality Associates, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the bed of a pickup truck hooking a chain onto a trench box. A coworker, who was in a backhoe, saw him having difficulties and went over to help him. Apparently when the coworker got back into the backhoe, he accidentally hit the DOWN lever, and Employee #1 was caught between the truck body and trench box. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, TRENCH BOX, CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PICKUP TRUCK, BACKHOE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100988724			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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