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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496277

MAINTENANCE,BRAKE,CRUSHED,TRUCK,RUN OVER

Event
MAINTENANCE,BRAKE,CRUSHED,TRUCK,RUN OVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14496277
Report ID
627100

Event description

RUN OVER BY TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES ON HIS TRUCK. THEY WERE GETT ING HOT, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO TIGHT. HE PULLED HIS TRUCK INTO THE CO MPANY YARD, PARKED IT ON AN INCLINE, GOT OUT AND CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK. HE APP ARENTLY THOUGHT HE HAD LEFT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE GEAR. WHEN HE LOOSENED THE BRAK E WITH A WRENCH THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS, STRIKING AND CRUSHING HIM. WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP IT WAS DISCOVERED TO BE IN NEUTRAL, BETWEEN THE TWO REVERSE S. THE TRUCK HAD A HI-LO DUAL TRANSMISSION.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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