OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236434
HEAD,MAINTENANCE,INADEQUATE MAINT,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,STRUCK AGAINST,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,PICKUP TRUCK
Event description
Employee killed in fall from truck to pavement
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was riding in the back of a pickup truck with an electric range that was being taken for maintenance. While the pickup truck was still in parking lo t of the complex, a damaged tailgate hinge allowed the stove to shift and fall o ut of the truck. Employee #1, who attempted to restrain the stove, also fell out , struck his head on the pavement ,and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 77 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 453
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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