Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897611 - Employee is fatally injured loading a tank onto a truck

Accident Summary Nr: 897611 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 08/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304540966	08/29/2001	5169	0	Valley National Gases, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were preparing to load storage tanks onto a truck. A truck crane was going to be used to load the tanks. One of the employees attempted to hook a sling to the first storage tank to be loaded, when he caught his head between the crane boom and the truck cab. The other employee summoned emergency medical services, and the injured employee was transported by ambulance to the Bluefield Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, TRUCK CRANE, STORAGE TANK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, SLING, TANK, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304540966			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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