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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14555643

LOADING,UNSECURED,DRIVER,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRUCK DRIVER,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT

Event
LOADING,UNSECURED,DRIVER,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRUCK DRIVER,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14555643
Report ID
931400

Event description

Employee killed when truck cab crushed by falling container

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a truck driver, was waiting in line to have a container put on his trailer when the container broke loose and landed on his truck cab. He was crush ed and killed.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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