OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14320980

WEST POINT SUPPLY CO.

WEST POINT, PA· 1986-10-14T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, HYDRAULIC LIFT, MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #815456
Employer profile: WEST POINT SUPPLY CO.
Summary number: 14320980
Report ID: 317000

Event description

Employee killed when head crushed by truck's lift gate

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on the linkage of a lift gate to set a control lever on the right-rear side of a truck body. As he was reaching over the meter to work o n the linkage, the hydraulic hose broke. When Employee #1 moved to the left to g et away from the spray, the lift gate fell from the loss of pressure, crushing h is head between the lock and the lift gate arm and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
2037

Task assigned
2

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