OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1008515
NYSOMRDD WEST SENECA DEVELOPMENTAL CTR
WEST SENECA, NY·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned against garage door by truck
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on December 16, 1987, Employee #1, a garage mechanic , and a 16-year-old student enrolled in a cooperative educational services progr am were repairing the brake light on a manual transmission 1972 GMC 2 1/2 ton st ake truck, license #14655-E. Apparently, Employee #1 asked the student to turn o n the ignition. As he did, the truck started moving backward, pinning Employee # 1 against the garage door. A coworker heard yelling, came over to the truck, and turned off the ignition. He then rolled the student out of the cab and moved th e truck forward. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. An autopsy is forthcoming.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 27
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 516
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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