OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694083

WALL,WORK RULES,LOADING RAMP,OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW,CRUSHED,TRUCK,GUIDE,BACKING UP

1986-09-26T00:00:00

Event: WALL,WORK RULES,LOADING RAMP,OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW,CRUSHED,TRUCK,GUIDE,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 694083
Report ID: 355118

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN MOVING VAN AND ROCK WALL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE GETTING SET-UP TO MOVE FURNITURE FROM A MOVING VAN TO THE TOP OF A ROCK WALL. THE VAN NEEDED TO BE MOVED SO THAT IT WO ULD LINE UP SQUARE TO THE WALL. THE DRIVER WAS TOLD TO PULL THE TRUCK INTO A BET TER POSITION. WHEN THE DRIVER MOVED THE TRUCK, THE VAN'S OPEN SIDE DOOR CAUGHT T HE END OF THE WALKBOARD AND FLIPPED IT AROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED BETWEEN TH E ROCK WALL AND THE WALKBOARD. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL B Y HELICOPTER, WHERE HE DIED OF MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
18

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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