OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14349054

KEMP'S WRECKER SERVICE

BIRMINGHAM, AL· 1986-08-16T00:00:00

Event: CHEST, RAMP, TRUCK CRANE, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101882728
Employer profile: KEMP'S WRECKER SERVICE
Summary number: 14349054
Report ID: 418300

Event description

STRUCK BY AUTOMATIVE RAMP SUSPENDED FROM WRECKER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A 30 TON GMC WRECKER TO LOAD AUTOMATIVE RAMPS ONTO A FLATB ED TRAILER. THE WRECKER OPERATOR WAS STANDING BEHIND THE WRECKER OPERATING THE C ONTROLS AND BRINGING THE RAMPS IN TOWARD HIM. ONE OF THE RAMPS BEING LIFTED SWUN G AROUND AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE CHEST, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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