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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527352

FLATBED RAIL CAR,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRAILER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

Event
FLATBED RAIL CAR,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRAILER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14527352
Report ID
419400

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN 2 TRAILERS BEING LOADED ON FLATCAR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMTING TO RAISE AND LOWER AN "A" FRAME/STANTION ON A TRAILER WHICH HAD BEEN LOADED ONTO A FLATBED RAIL CAR. A SECOND TRAILER, WHICH HAD BEEN BACKED ONTO THE FLATCAR BY THE SPOTTER, SUDDENLY MOVED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING . EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN THE TWO TRAILERS.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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