Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17708272 - Edis General Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17708272

Report ID: 0317020

Date Opened: 03/25/1986

Site Address:
Edis General Contractors
General Motors Plant, Boxwood Road
Wilmington, DE 19805

Mailing Address:
2601 W. 4th Street, Wilmington, DE 19805

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/12/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/24/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360529820

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14317572

Event: 03/24/1986

Employee killed when caught between platform and truck bed

At 2:50 p.m. on March 24, 1986, Employee #1 was unloading material from a flatbed truck equipped with a tailgate lift platform. He accidentally leaned back and hit the control lever. Employee #1 was crushed between the platform and the truck's bed and was killed.

Keywords: TAILGATE, WORK RULES, OFF LOADING, INATTENTION, CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FLATBED TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17708272			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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