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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14487045

FELL ASLEEP,HEAD,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER

Event
FELL ASLEEP,HEAD,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14487045
Report ID
215600

Event description

Employee killed when run over by tractor trailer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was sleeping under a tractor trailer while off-duty. The tractor tra iler moved, crushing the employee's head and killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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