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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14415285

BRAKE,CLEANING,CRUSHED,TRUCK,TRACTOR TRAILER

Event
BRAKE,CLEANING,CRUSHED,TRUCK,TRACTOR TRAILER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14415285
Report ID
728500

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WASHING AND SERVICING VEHICLES. HE FINISHED ONE TRUCK, PARKED IT ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND PROCEEDED TO BEGIN SERVICING A SECOND TRACTOR TRAILER WHICH WAS PARKED ABOUT 40 FEET BEHIND THE FIRST ONE. WHILE EMMPLOYEE #1 WAS WASH ING THE SECOND UNIT, THE FIRST TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE AND CRUSHED EMPLOYE E #1 AGAINST THE TRUCK HE WAS WASHING. IN AN APPARENT RUSH TO FINISH HIS WORK, E MPLOYEE #1 IS PRESUMED TO HAVE FAILED TO PROPERLY SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE FIRST TRACTOR TRAILER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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