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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14426845

HEAD,CRUSHED,TRAILER,RUN OVER

Event
HEAD,CRUSHED,TRAILER,RUN OVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14426845
Report ID
830500

Event description

RUN OVER BY TRAILER WHEELS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDER THE BED OF A TRAILER, OPENING A VALVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE S. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, UNAWARE OF EMPLOYEE #1'S LOCATION, ATTACHED THE TONGUE OF T HE FLAT BED TRAILER TO THE PINTLE HOOK OF A TRUCK AND PULLED AWAY. THE WHEELS OF THE TRAILER ROLLED OVER EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD, KILLING HIM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    856
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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