OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14354773
CONSTRUCTION,HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR,TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RELEASES ACCIDENTALLY
Investigation abstract
On October 15, 1989, Employee #1 raised the bed of the truck and was greasing in side areas of the truck using a grease gun. Employee #1 apparently struck a cabl e that released the hydraulic system, lowering the bed of the truck upon him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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