OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278089

CRUSHED,TRUCK,INATTENTION

1985-04-08T00:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,TRUCK,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14278089
Report ID: 112000

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO 2 DAIRY DELIVERY TRUCKS

Investigation abstract

THREE (3) DAIRY ROUTE SALESMEN WALKED FROM THE OFFICE TO THE PARKING GARAGE TO S STARTED FORWARD AGAIN AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO MANEUVER AROUND A VEHICLE PARK ED AGAINST THE SOUTH EAST WALL. OPERATOR #1 WAS CHECKING HIS REAR VIEW MIRRORS T O BE SURE HE COULD CLEAR OPERATOR #2'S VEHICLE. OPERATOR #2 WAS NOT LOOKING AHEA D EITHER; HE WAS LOOKING AT THE FLOOR OF HIS CAB. OPERATOR #4 HAD JUST COME OUT OF THE BATHROOM , LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST WALL. AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE CENTER -BACK OF THE BUILDING, HE SAW EMPLOYEE #1 (OPERATOR #3) WALKING BRISKLY OUT FROM BETWEEN THE VEHICLES OPERATED BY OPERATORS #1 & 2. HE SAW EMPLOYEE #1 BECOME PI NNED BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. OPERATOR #4 YELLED AND WAVED HIS ARMS IN AN EFFOR T TO STOP OPERATOR #1'S VEHICLE. OPERATOR #1 DID STOP, AND OPERATOR #4 RAN OVER TO TELL HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. OPERATOR #1 BACKED HIS VEHICLE UP. OPERATOR #2 HE TART THE DAYS DELIVERY. THEY CAME OUT AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, BUT WERE N LPED EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE GROUND. OT TALKING TO EACH OTHER. OPERATORS 1 & 2 HAD THEIR TRUCKS PARKED NEXT TO EACH O THER ACROSS THE BACK WALL. OPERATOR #3'S TRUCK WAS PARKED AGAINST A SIDE WALL NE AR THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE. OPERATORS 1 & 2 ENTERED THEIR VEHICLES. OPERATOR #3 (EMPLOYEE #1) WAS SEEN BY OPERATOR #2 WALKING ON THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF V EHICLE #2. AS OPERATOR #1 STARTED TO PULL OUT OF HIS SPACE, HE CHECKED HIS RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN ON OPERATOR #2'S VEHICLE. AS OP ERATOR #1 STOPPED, OPERATOR #2 SAW HIM STOPPING AND CLOSED HIS DOOR. OPERATOR #1

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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