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Accident Summary Nr: 202467130 - Employee Is Pinned Between a Truck and Container

Accident Summary Nr: 202467130 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312429301	09/05/2008	4212	484110	Channel Islands Logistics, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:23 p.m. on September 2, 2008, Employee #1 was performing container inspections. He was standing in front of the container and securing the power cord, which was initially connected to the electrical panel located behind the container. A coworker, a truck driver, was driving a truck with a 40 ft trailer. The coworker backed his truck up and pinned Employee #1 between his truck and the container. The employee's chest was crushed and he was transported St. John's Regional Medical Center. Employee #1 was hospitalized for ten days.

Keywords: CHEST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, CONTAINERIZED CARGO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312429301			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Railroad conductors and yardmasters

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