OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #656728

CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRAILER,BACKING UP,POOR VISIBILITY

1986-06-11T00:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRAILER,BACKING UP,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 656728
Report ID: 111400

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN STATIONARY AND BACKING TRAILER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A STATIONARY TRAILER AND ANOTHER TRAILER WHICH WA S BEING BACKED UP TO IT. HE WAS APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO THE STATIONARY TRAILER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AREA WAS UNLIGHTED, AND THE ACCIDENT OC CURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
14

Task assigned
1

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