OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14305940
WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,LOADING DOCK,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN LOADING DOCK AND BACKING TRUCK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEXT TO A TRACTOR TRAILER, TALKING TO THE DRIVER. THE T RUCK WAS PARKED A FEW FEET AWAY FROM A LOADING DOCK. WHEN THE DRIVER INDICATED T HAT HE WAS GOING TO BACK THE TRAILER UP TO THE DOCK, EMPLOYEE #1 SAID THAT HE WO ULD GO INTO THE BUILDING TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING NEEDED TO BE UNLOADED FROM THE TRAILER. HE WALKED ACROSS IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE, TOWARD THE BUILDING. THE TRUCK DRIVER BACKED UP TO THE DOCK. HE THEN HEARD SOMEONE TELL ING HIM TO PULL AWAY FROM THE DOCK. HE DID SO. AFTER STOPPING AND GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK THE DRIVER SAW THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN CRUSHED BETWEEN THE DOCK AND THE TRUCK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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