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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14552681

WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRAILER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

Event
WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRAILER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14552681
Report ID
213400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN WALL AND TRAILER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOCATED BEHIND A TRAILER THAT WAS BEING HOOKED TO A TRACTOR. THE TRACTOR SHOVED THE TRAILER BACKWARDS AS IT MADE CONTACT, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 B ETWEEN THE TRAILER AND A WALL. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD FROM SEVERE INTERNAL INJURIES.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 45 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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