Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fence Technician Pinned Inside Cargo Van by Line Laying Machine, North Carolina
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fence Technician Pinned Inside Cargo Van by Line Laying Machine, North Carolina
On May 21, 1998, a 22-year-old male fence technician trainee (the victim) for an invisible fence distributorship was caught between the handlebar of a line-laying machine and the rear door jamb of a cargo van as he attempted to unload the machine. The victim was accompanying the hed fence-technician during initial job training and had been dispatched to a residence to complete a fence installation which had been started by another technician. While preparing to begin work, the victim entered the back of the cargo van to unload the machine. When he started the machine's engine, the machine either immediately moved in reverse or moved in reverse when he engaged the reverse drive mechanism. The handlebars of the machine pinned the victim against the inside upper edge of the van's rear door jamb.
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fence Technician Pinned Inside Cargo Van by Line Laying Machine, North Carolina
1998
10 pages
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English