OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692517

BACK-UP ALARM,SIGNALMAN,WAREHOUSE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP

1987-02-13T14:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,SIGNALMAN,WAREHOUSE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 692517
Report ID: 355112

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

ON FEBRUARY 13, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED INTO THE FINISHE D SECTION OF A WAREHOUSE WHERE FERTILIZER WAS BEING STORED. HE WAS STRUCK AND BA CKED OVER BY TRUCK #10, A 1986 FORD DUMP TRUCK, WHICH DID NOT HAVE A BACK-UP ALA RM. THERE WAS NO SIGNALMAN PRESENT. THE WAREHOUSE IS LOCATED AT 110 PRATT STREET , CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
16

Task assigned
1

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