Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517973

RING POWER CORPORATION

Event
WHEEL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101777225
Employer profile
RING POWER CORPORATION
Summary number
14517973
Report ID
419700

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK BED AND WHEEL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING LARGE U-BOLTS WHICH SECURED THE LEAF SPRINGS AND HELD T HE REAR SUSPENSION TOGETHER. WHEN THE BOLT WAS CUT THROUGH, THE BED FELL AND CAU GHT EMPLOYEE #1 BETWEEN THE REAR WHEEL AND THE BED. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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