Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 920207 - Employee killed by falling truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 920207 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/08/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109686964	10/12/1993	1742	0	Clasic Landscapes

Abstract: Employee #1 was dumping mulch from a Chevy 1 ton truck. He raised the bed of the truck to allow the mulch to slide off. The mulch was wet and Employee #1 had to jerk the truck back and forth to try to dislodge it and empty the bed. When nothing happened, Employee #1 got out of the cab and put his head under the raised side, probably to see why the bed would not raise to the highest point that the hydraulic piston would allow. The bed came down and fatally crushed his neck and part of his head between the bed and the truck chassis.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, NECK, STRUCK BY, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109686964			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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