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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511489

CHEST,LOADING,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,FLATBED TRUCK,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
CHEST,LOADING,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,FLATBED TRUCK,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14511489
Report ID
625400

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY FALLING A-FRAME

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM ON JANUARY 16, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE CHES T BY A FALLING A-FRAME. THE A-FRAME WAS MOUNTED ON THE BACK OF A MACK-9 FLAT BED TRUCK, AND WAS BEING USED TO LOAD A FUEL TANK ON THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KN OCKED TO THE GROUND AND CRUSHED BY THE FRAME. THE CONTROL FOR THE A-FRAME IS LOC ATED ON THE TRUCK BED, NEAR THE CAB, AND IS OPERATED BY THE DRIVER. THE CONTROL WAS NOT TOUCHED BY ANYONE, NOR DID THE EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. IT COULD NOT BE DE TERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE A-FRAME TO FALL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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