OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424303
DAVCON CORP. OF TEXAS
ST. LOUIS, MO·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between truck and outrigger
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were unhooking crane chains from the extension part of a flatbed truck. Employee #1 was still in position when the truck driver backed up without warning. Employee #1 was crushed and killed between the bed of the t ruck and the crane outrigger.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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