OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14492052
TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
LITTLE FERRY, NJ·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between cab and truck body
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was at a pick up site, repairing a defective transmission on a large flatbed truck. He tilted the driver's cab forward to gain access to the engine compartment and climbed on the engine to start work. The cab came down, pinning him against the body of the truck. He was crushed and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 2
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