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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14234975

AIRCRAFT,WING,CRUSHED,TRUCK,UNMANNED,STORAGE AREA

Event
AIRCRAFT,WING,CRUSHED,TRUCK,UNMANNED,STORAGE AREA
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14234975
Report ID
626300

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN PLANE AND FUEL TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER WERE MOVING A LEAR JET TO AN OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA ON THE RAMP OUTSIDE THE HANGAR. THEY NOTICED AN UNMANNED GASOLINE TRUCK ROLLING BACKWA RDS TOWARD THE PLANE. EMPLOYEE #2 GOT OFF THE TOW MOTOR TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE T RUCK BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN HIS ATTEMPT, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED BE TWEEN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE PLANE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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