OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217327

CHEST,CRUSHED,TRUCK,NECK,TRAILER,BACKING UP

1984-10-31T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,CRUSHED,TRUCK,NECK,TRAILER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14217327
Report ID: 950411

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK AND TRAILER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOOKING A TRAILER TO A DIESEL TRUCK (KENWORTH W923, LICENSE #2RF 952 AZ). USING THE ENGINE JOG BUTTON ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BODY, EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO BACK THE TRUCK UP TO THE TRAILER. THE TRUCK STARTED, PINNING EMPLOYEE # 1 BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER. THE TRUCK BACKED UP 115 FEET BEFORE A BYSTA NDER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED SEVERE CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE U PPER CHEST AREA AND WAS NEARLY DECAPITATED. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY HE TURNED THE IG NITION SWITCH "ON" BEFORE USING THE ENGINE JOG BUTTON.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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