Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200670388 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Falling Ramp
Accident: 200670388 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/06/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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116512427 | 08/07/1996 | 2061 | U.S. Sugar Corporation | ||||
On August 6, 1996, Employee #1 was lowering a lowboy ramp that was controlled by a hydraulic ram. He was standing under the ramp when, without warning, it fell on top of him. Employee #1 was killed. The left ramp had fallen while he was driving. The hydraulic ram assembly had then broken off, and the hydraulic line had parted. | |||||||
Keywords:
hydraulic ram, hydraulic lift, ramp, equipment failure, hydraulic line, struck by, falling object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 116512427 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |