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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #764191

DERRICK TRUCK,STRUCK BY

Event
DERRICK TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
764191
Report ID
931200

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY "A" FRAME OF WRECKER TRUCK

Investigation abstract

ON AUGUST 27, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WITH TWO OTHER MEN REMOVING SOME ABANDONED J UNK CARS FROM A PRIVATE PROPERTY. A 1936 FORD TRUCK (2 1/2 TON CAPACITY) WITH AN "A" FRAME ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE TRUCK WAS TOWING A CAR. THE TRUCK TIPPED OVER TO THE LEFT WHEN THE REAR LEFT TIRE DROPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE. AS THE EMPLO YEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO RIGHT THE TRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE "A" FRAME.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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