OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #571349
ROADWAY PACKAGING SYSTEM INC.
SHELBY, OH·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by overhead semi trailer door
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a terminal supervisor, had loaded an over the road semi-trailer (tr lowing the door to fall onto him and kill him. ailer #31291 TNNC reg. #007407#). He pulled the trailer up to the outside of the building, disconnected the tractor, and unsuccessfully attempted to close the t railer door. Employee #1 came inside the building and wrote a note to the termin al manager stating that the trailer was loaded but he could not close the door. At 3:00 a.m., a company driver found him on his back with the 440 lb trailer doo r on his sternum approximately 6 in. below his jaw. It is unknown how long Emplo yee #1 had been pinned. A hammer and pry bar were lying on the ground. It is bel ieved that Employee #1 was attempting to work on the door when a cable broke, al
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- CHEST (5)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- HOISTING APPARATUS (24)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN USE (12)
- Environmental factor
- SQUEEZE POINT ACTION (4)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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