OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #660290

WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,GUIDE,INATTENTION

1988-05-12T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,GUIDE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 660290
Report ID: 111400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY TRACTOR TRAILER

Investigation abstract

A TRACTOR TRAILER (LOADED WITH TREES) WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AWAITING UNLOA DING. ANOTHER TRUCK WAS BLOCKED, SO THE FOREMAN YELLED FOR THE TRACTOR TRAILER T O "GET OUT OF WAY." EMPLOYEE #1 CHECKED THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE DRIVER MOVED THE TRACTOR TRAILER FORWARD AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK AND CRUSHED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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