OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347017
BACK-UP ALARM,TANK TRUCK,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,MAINTENANCE,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRUCK
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)
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#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
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#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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