OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14492052

REPAIR,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,UNSECURED,PINNED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,FLATBED TRUCK

1988-05-09T00:00:00

Event: REPAIR,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,UNSECURED,PINNED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,FLATBED TRUCK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14492052
Report ID: 214500

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

#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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