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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236442

LUNG,UNSECURED,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,CONTUSION

Event
LUNG,UNSECURED,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,CONTUSION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14236442
Report ID
953220

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN BED OF TRUCK FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INJURED WHEN HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BED OF A TRUCK AND THE TR UCK FRAME. HE WAS ATTENPTING TO RELEASE THE HYDRAULIC VALVE HOLDING THE TRUCK BE D UP BY STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE TECHNIQUE WORKED, AND THE EMPLOYEE SUFFER ED A COLLAPSED LUNG AND MINOR BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS WHEN THE BED FELL ON HIM.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    584
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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