Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14325369 - Employee killed when crushed between two trucks

Accident Summary Nr: 14325369 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 12/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17602616	12/10/1985	1611	0	Chartiers Paving Compay, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, had parked his dump truck facing downhill, 53 in. from another dump truck, with their tailgates facing one another. At the end of the work day the driver of the uphill truck jumped into his cab and attempted to start his truck. He let the truck drift backward as Employee #1 was walking between the trucks' tailgates; it collided with the other truck and crushed Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, TAILGATE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17602616			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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