Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347017

COMMERCIAL CARRIER CORPORATION

Event
BACK-UP ALARM, TANK TRUCK, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TRUCK
NAICS
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Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101827459
Employer profile
COMMERCIAL CARRIER CORPORATION
Summary number
14347017
Report ID
420600

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO TRUCKS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING A SPREADER BAR FROM THE BACK OF HIS TANKER TRUCK. THE S PREADER BAR WAS USED TO SPREAD CONCRETE MATERIAL ONTO THE ROAD. ANOTHER TRUCK, D RIVEN BY AN EMPLOYEE OF A DIFFERENT COMPANY, BACKED INTO THE REAR OF EMPLOYEE #1 'S TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS AND CRUSHED TO DEATH. TH E TRUCK TRAVELING IN REVERSE WAS AN EQUIPMENT SERVICE TANK.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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