OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402127

VALLEY CENTRAL SALES INC

SANTA ROSA, TX· 1986-03-01T19:15:00

Event: BRAKE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, LOADING DOCK, BACKING UP
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100304815
Employer profile: VALLEY CENTRAL SALES INC
Summary number: 14402127
Report ID: 626000

Event description

EMPLOYEE PINNED AGAINST LOADING DOCK BY BACKING TRUCK

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 7:15 PM ON MARCH 1, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 TOOK THE COMPANY'S 1966 FORD 600 TRUCK TO PICK UP SOME ICE. HE RETURNED WITH ABOUT 300 BLOCKS OF ICE, BACKED THE TRUCK PART WAY TO THE ICE HOUSE DOOR AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO OPEN THE DOOR. HE LEFT THE TRUCK IDLING AND APPARENTLY FAILED TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE. PROBABL Y BECAUSE OF ENGINE VIBRATION AND THE TRUCK'S POSITION RELATIVE TO SOME DEEP RUT S, THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE LOADIN G DOCK AND CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
14

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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