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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607382

SPEEDING,WORK RULES,DUMPSTER,FALL,TRACTOR,TRAILER,OVERTURN

Event
SPEEDING,WORK RULES,DUMPSTER,FALL,TRACTOR,TRAILER,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
607382
Report ID
418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRAILER HE WAS RIDING OVERTURNED

Investigation abstract

ON MAY 14, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING IN THE TRANSFER OF TRASH FROM AIRCRAF T HANGARS. THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A BORROWED TOW TRACTOR AND A THREE-WHEELED T RAILER. THE TRACTOR HITCH WAS NOT THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE COUPLING ON THE TRAILER . EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING IN OR ON THE DUMPSTER TRAILER WHEN IT OVERTURNED DURING CORNERING. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES 5 DAYS LATER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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