OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511489
CHEST,LOADING,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,FLATBED TRUCK,UNSTABLE POSITION
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
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#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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