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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346712

UNSECURED,TRAILER TRUCK,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
UNSECURED,TRAILER TRUCK,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14346712
Report ID
420600

Event description

PRECAST FORMS FELL OFF TRUCK; STRIKING EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A TRUCK DRIVER, PARKED HIS FLATBED TRAILER TRUCK ON A SLIGHT SLOPE. THE SLOPE WAS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE TRUCK BED. HE RELEASED THE TWO CHAINS SECU RING THE LOAD (PRECAST PANELS MOUNTED ON "A" FRAMES). THE "A" FRAMES WERE NOT IN DEPENDENTLY SECURED. THEY SHIFTED WHEN THE CHAINS WERE RELEASED, CAUSING THE PAN ELS TO TOPPLE DOWNHILL FROM THE TRUCK BED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE FALLING PANELS.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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