Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303737787 - Exide Technologies

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 303737787

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/06/2001

Site Address:
Exide Technologies
913 South 10th Street
Manchester, IA 52057

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3691

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Fatality/Catastrophe

Case Closed: 06/14/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361879034

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200523306

Event: 03/04/2001

Employee killed when crushed between trailer and building

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 4, 2001, Employee #1, a truck driver, was preparing to depart the plant with a loaded tractor trailer rig. Employee #1 was found by a coworker pinned between the trailer and the building. The tractor trailer had been parked with the rear of the trailer approximately 4 feet from the building. The surface the trailer was parked on had a 2.6-degree slope toward the building. Employee #1 was taken to the local medical center and was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m. with massive crush injuries to his abdomen and pelvis.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, ASPHYXIATED, BUILDING, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PELVIS, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303737787			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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