OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #674366
GARBAGE TRUCK,ASPHYXIATED,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,TRUCK DRIVER
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN BED AND FRAME OF DUMP TRUCK
Investigation abstract
An employee was hauling debris to a dump using a 1965 Chevrolet dump truck. The employee dumped the load, moved the truck 20 ft forward, and began to lower the bed to finish the dumping cycle. While the bed was lowering, the employee left t he truck cab and climbed under the lowering bed. He was crushed and killed betwe en the bed and truck frame.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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