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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14482343

MAINTENANCE,BLOCKS,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,FALLING OBJECT,DUMP TRUCK BED,INATTENTION

Event
MAINTENANCE,BLOCKS,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,FALLING OBJECT,DUMP TRUCK BED,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14482343
Report ID
316400

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by falling truck bed

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was tightening a bolt on a dump truck when he accidentally hit the c able that released the valve to the hydraulic pump. This caused the truck bed to fall, killing him. No measures had been taken to block the dump body.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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