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Accident: 170220800 - Employee Killed When Crushed Between Truck And Tug

Accident: 170220800 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/05/1993
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11089822803/05/19934512Trans Continental Airlines Inc
On March 5, 1993, Employee #1, of Transcontinental Airlines, was attempting to tow a stuck 18 wheeler truck up a sloped loading dock ramp. For some reason, he was between the front of the truck and the towing tug. The towing tug rolled backward, and crushed Employee #1 against the truck's front bumper. He sustained multiple fractures and was killed.
Keywords: fracture, ramp, work rules, caught between, crushed, truck, tow truck, loading dock, slope, towed equipment
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 110898228 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported

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