OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541692
LATHAM BROTHERS TRUCKING COMPANY
AUGUSTA, GA·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned between truck bumper and dock
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:45 a.m. on June 2, 1987, Employee #1 was working alone after his tractor trailer had been unloaded by a customer. He drove his rig approximat ely 8 feet from the dock and exited the cab, leaving the engine running and with out setting the brakes. Employee #1 walked to the rear of the trailer and had sh ut the left door when the rig began to roll backward. Employee #1 was killed whe n his head was pinned against the dock by the truck's bumper.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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