OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490411
HEAD,FALL,FLATBED TRUCK
Event description
Employee killed in fall from flatbed truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 fell about 3 ft from the deck of a flatbed truck, striking the back of his head on the pavement. He suffered severe brain injuries and died on May 1 6, 1987.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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