OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14321079
LEASEWAY DELIVERIES, INC.
PHILADELPHIA, PA·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between truck and loading dock
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was loading a small table onto a truck. After the table had been loa ded, the driver drifted the truck forward so that he could open the door to get out and clean the windows. Employee #1 tapped on the side of the truck and motio ned for the driver to back up. When the driver put the truck in reverse, the tru ck jerked backward. Employee #1, who was standing on the back of the truck, slip ped off and was pinned between the truck and the loading dock. His chest was cru shed and he was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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