Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200626539 - Employee Caught Between Truck Loader And Body Asphyxiates
Accident: 200626539 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 06/13/2012 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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316605674 | 06/14/2012 | 7538 | Scruggs Equipment Co Inc | ||||
On June 13, 2012, Employee #1, a mechanic with Scruggs Equipment Company Inc., was assessing a problem with the packing mechanism for a front loading refuse truck. The front loading arms cycled, and Employee #1 was caught between the driver side loading arm and the debris body and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
garbage truck, asphyxiated, front end loader, automotive repair, mechanic, caught between, automatic restart
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 316605674 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Heavy equipment mechanics |