OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14552681
WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRAILER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
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
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#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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