OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14558076
WHEEL,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,TRACTOR TRAILER,GUIDE,RUN OVER,INATTENTION
Event description
RUN OVER BY REAR WHEELS OF TRACTOR TRAILER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A "FOOTMAN" IN A SHIP UNLOADING OPERATION. HE WAS POS EMPLOYEE #1. ITIONED BETWEEN TWO LINES OF TRACTOR TRAILERS WHICH WERE RECEIVING CARGO FROM RA IL GANTRY CRANES. THE TWO LINES OF TRAILERS WERE SEPARATED BY ABOUT 14 FEET. THE TRUCK CHASSIS ARE DESIGNED SO THAT ACCESS IS PERMITTED TO THE ROLLING AREA BETW EEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, EMPLOYEE #1 BACKED UP AND PO SITIONED HIMSELF IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEELS OF A TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE O UTSIDE LANE. OTHER WORKERS NOTICED THE HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND SIGNALLED THE TRU CK DRIVER NOT TO MOVE HIS TRUCK. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TRUCK DRIVER MISINTERPRETED THE SIGNALS AND PUT HIS VEHICLE INTO MOTION. THE REAR WHEELS STRUCK AND CRUSHED
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 68 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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