Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 898593 - Employee killed when crushed between truck bed and frame

Accident Summary Nr: 898593 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 03/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125434910	03/21/1997	0782	0	Grass Plus

Abstract: At approximately 3:07 p.m. on March 10, 1997, Employee #1 was working on the pto (power take-off) control on the inside of the left vehicle frame of a Ford F600 stake bed dump truck. He apparently raised the truck bed just enough to access the control device (approximately 6 ft above grade), but not enough to dislodge the small amount of trash located in it. Law enforcement officials believe that the employee accidentally made contact with a control rod, causing the truck bed to drop and pin him to the frame of the vehicle. When paramedics arrived, they found Employee #1 suffering from a crushed chest and thorax and in full cardiac arrest. CPR was administered, but he was pronounced dead at 4:35 p.m., when he arrived at the hospital.

Keywords: CHEST, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, CPR, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125434910			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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