OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #751123

CHAVEZ ROOFING CO.

MONTECITO, CA· 1989-01-19T00:00:00

Event: BRAKE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FLATBED TRUCK, SLOPE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106767585
Employer profile: CHAVEZ ROOFING CO.
Summary number: 751123
Report ID: 933300

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by flatbed truck and forklift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had removed the towing tongue from a flatbed truck on a hill. The fl atbed's brakes failed and the truck pulled back, pinning Employee #1 against a f orklift. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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