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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332589

CHEST,FRACTURE,BRAKE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,UNMANNED

Event
CHEST,FRACTURE,BRAKE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,UNMANNED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14332589
Report ID
418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHILE TRYING TO STOP ROLLING DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 9:15 AM ON AUGUST 1, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A DUMP TRUCK DRIVER, WAS DISCUS SING THE DAY'S PLANNED WORK ACTIVITIES WITH ANOTHER DUMP TRUCK DRIVER. THE BOTH HAD STOPPED THEIR TRUCKS AND HAD GOTTEN OUT TO TALK. EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO SET T HE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON HIS TRUCK. WHEN HE NOTICED IT ROLLING FORWARD, HE RAN AFT ER IT TO TRY TO STOP IT. HIS TRUCK ROLLED TO THE LEFT, INTO THE STATIONARY TRUCK . HE WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS. HE SUFFERED NUMEROUS BROKEN BONES AND A CRUSHED CHEST. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 10:15 AM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    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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