OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570527
LOADING,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,INATTENTION,CHEST,DOCK,PINNED,CRUSHED,TRAILER,LOADING DOCK
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN PINNED BETWEEN DOCK AND TRAILER
Investigation abstract
THE DRIVER OF A TRACTOR TRAILER BACKED HIS RIG UP TO A LOADING DOCK AND GOT OUT TO INSTALL WHEEL CHOCKS. HE DECIDED THAT THE TRAILER WAS NOT POSITIONED EXACTLY AS HE WANTED IT SO HE GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK AND PULLED THE RIG FORWARD. HE WAS U NAWARE THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD ALREADY BEGUN LOADING THE TRAILER THE INDUSTRIAL TRU CK WHICH EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING WAS HALF ON THE TRAILER WHEN IT MOVED FORWARD . THE FORKLIFT SLIPPED DOWN BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND THE DOCK PLATE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED (WITH THE STEERING WHEEL PRESSING ON HIS CHEST) BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND THE DOCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WHERE HE DI ED THREE HOURS LATER.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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
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