OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421333
LOADING,TANK TRUCK,UNSECURED,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UNSTABLE POSITION
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE FELL FROM ATOP A TRAILER TANK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADING BULK SUGAR INTO A TANK TRAILER. THE SUGAR WAS TRANSPORTE D TO THE TRUCK THROUGH A 6 INCH VINYL LOADING TUBE ATTACHED TO THE TANK HATCH VI A A COUPLING. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTACHED THE LOADING TUBE TO THE TRUCK HATCH, THEN WAL KED TO THE LOADING PLATFORM AND TURNED ON THE DYNAMIC AIR CONVEYOR PUMPING SYSTE M. HE THEN MOVED BACK ATOP THE TANK TRAILER. AS THE SUGAR WAS LOADING THE LOADIN G TUBE BLEW OFF THE HATCH AND KNOCKED EMPLOYEE #1 OFF THE TRUCK. HE FELL 11 FEET TO A CONCRETE FLOOR AND WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8150
- Task assigned
- 1
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