OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14533152

CHEST,LONGSHORING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,COLLISION,CRUSHED,MOTOR VEHICLE

1988-11-12T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,LONGSHORING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,COLLISION,CRUSHED,MOTOR VEHICLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14533152
Report ID: 215300

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between vans

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on November 12, 1988, Employee #1 was checking the sp ecific van numbers between vans in the hold of M/V Caribe Trader. While he was s tanding there, a "brute" moved backward to hook up a van. The van hit another 35 ft van in the rear. Employee #1's chest was squeezed between the vans and he di ed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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