OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14396964
ATEMCO
BRYAN, TX·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by falling tailgate
Investigation abstract
On August 24, 1987, Employee #1 was removing a steel tailgate from a semi-traile r when the tailgate fell, striking and killing him. Employee #1 had performed th is task many times before even though he was in management and it was not part o f his regularly assigned duties. No written instructions were available; however , the plant manager reported that the usual procedures were not being followed a t the time of the accident. Employee #1 had approximately 35 years of experience in scrap metal operations and had worked at this location for 4 years. He had n o known physical defects.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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