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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346985

UNSECURED,CONCRETE PANEL,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT

Event
UNSECURED,CONCRETE PANEL,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14346985
Report ID
420600

Event description

CRUSHED BY CONCRETE PANEL WHICH FELL FROM TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING LOAD CONCRETE PANELS ONTO A 45 FOOT FLAT BED TRAILER. TH E RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER SANK INTO THE GROUND, TIPPING THE TRAILER TO THE RIG HT. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE TRAILER, TURNED AROUND, AND WAS IMMEDIATELY STRU CK AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BY A 30 FOOT CONCRETE PANEL WHICH HAD SLID OFF THE FLAT BED TRAILER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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