Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 694513 - Employee killed when crushed between trailer and dock

Accident Summary Nr: 694513 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 04/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105771570	05/06/1991	4231	0	Estes Express Cines

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 5, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading a 45 ft Fruehauf trailer. A pallet that they were unloading was the exact size of the trailer, requiring that the trailer be square to the loading dock door. The coworker was relocating the trailer and backing into the loading dock when he hit Employee #1, who had fallen to the ground between the loading dock and the backing trailer. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALL, OFF LOADING, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105771570			Fatality	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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