OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481899
FRANK PROVENZANO TRUCKING CO.
FOLLANSBEE, WV·
Event description
Employee dies after being crushed between vehicles
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1:50 p.m. on September 23, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker, dr etween the two tractor trailers. The moving vehicle then glanced away, allowing Employee #1 to escape from between the trucks and crawl away. However, he died f rom his injuries. A 1.5-in. O-ring (valve type RE-6) on the interior of the trai ler that controls the pressure on the air brake system had malfunctioned, allowi ng the air pressure to slowly drain from the trailer's air tank. iving separate tractor trailers, arrived at the loading dock of Weirton Ice and Coal, Weirton, WV, to unload coke pieces onto a barge. While they were waiting i n the truck staging area for an empty barge, the coworker moved closer to the do ck so Employee #1 could park his vehicle nearer to a truck washing station. The coworker then went to get a drink of water. He left his vehicle parked with the engine running, engaging the glad hand glide valve and the emergency air brake s ystem from the normal mode. Employee #1 began to hose off his vehicle and was on the passenger's side when the coworker's truck moved backward and crushed him b
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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