OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221455082

G.I.C CORPORATION

PORTERVILLE, CA· 2022-01-12T00:00:00

Event: Back, Brake, Caught Between, Chest, Chock, Crushed, Delivery Work, Fracture, Inspecting, Internal, Internal Injuries, Lack of Work Procedures, Lighting, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Pinned, Rib, Safety Device, Spine, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Training, Truck, Truck Driver
NAICS: 484220
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345903587
Employer profile: G.I.C CORPORATION
Summary number: 221455082
Report ID: 0950625

Event description

Employee incurs injuries when crushed between truck and trai

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 a.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee had just connected a trailer to his truck and connected the air brake hoses. The empoyee was inspecting the truck and trailer and as he walked around to the rear of the trailer, the vehicle moved and pinned him against another truck parked behind his trailer. The employee stated in that he did not set the parking brake, but in a later interview he said he could not rely on the equipment and did not admit to not setting the brakes. Regardless, there was no evidence that the brakes had been set. The employee incurred a fractured spine, ribs and internal injuries and was hospitalized for three days.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 54 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7056

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