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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332985

HEART,FRACTURE,RUPTURE,CRUSHED,RIB,TRAILER,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
HEART,FRACTURE,RUPTURE,CRUSHED,RIB,TRAILER,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14332985
Report ID
418100

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO FLATBED TRAILERS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BETWEEN TWO FLATBED TRAILER TRUCKS WHICH WERE PARKED RE AR TO REAR. HE WAS SUPERVISING THE TRANSFER OF I-BEAMS FROM ONE TRUCK TO THE OTH ER. WHEN THE FIRST GROUP OF I-BEAMS WAS LIFTED FROM ONE TRUCK, THAT TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE OTHER, CATCHING AND CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 BETWEEN THEM. HE SU FFERED SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS AND A RUPTURED HEART. HE WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT THE H OSPITAL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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