OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350151
MAINTENANCE,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,TRACTOR TRAILER,ENTANGLED,TRACTOR--TRUCK,RUN OVER
Event description
CABOVER TRACTOR RAN OVER MECHANIC
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON JUNE 7, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE COMPANY GARAGE AND ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE STARTED FORWARD, RUNNING OVER EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS CRUSHED T O DEATH. IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING A CABOVER TRUCK CAB ON AN G.M.C. TRACTOR. HE WAS STAN DING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACTOR BETWEEN THE FUEL SADDLE TANK AND THE RIGHT DUAL TANDEM WHEELS. HE WAS OPERATING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROLS FOR OPENING AND CLO SING THE TRUCK CAB. AS THE CAB CLOSED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, WHICH WAS ATTACHE D TO A RETAINER CLIP LOCATED AT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, ON THE SLEE PING COMPARTMENT WALL, BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. THE BELT PULL ED THE LEVER, SHIFTING THE TRUCK INTO GEAR. THE TRACTOR ENGINE WAS IDLING AT THE TIME, SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD PERFORM HIS TASK. WHEN THE TRUCK'S GEARS WERE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 814
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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