OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #768622
HEAD,WALL,WAREHOUSE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,DOCK WORKER,BACKING UP
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HEAD CRUSHED BETWEEN DOCK AND TRAILER
Investigation abstract
A FOUR MAN CREW ARRIVED AT A WAREHOUSE RECEIVING DOCK TO UNLOAD A 45 FOOT TRAILE CK THE REMAINING ONE FOOT TO THE DOCK. EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN TH E TRAILER AND DOCK WALL. R. EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE. THE DRIVER BEGAN TO BACK THE TRACTOR-TRAILER RIG TO THE NORTH DOCK DOOR. THE FOURTH EMPLOYEE STAY ED OUTSIDE TO GUIDE THE TRUCK UP TO THE DOCK DOOR. THE DRIVER BACKED THE TRAILER UNTIL HE CONTACTED THE DOCK. THE TRUCK BOUNCED OFF THE DOCK ABOUT A FOOT. WHILE THE OTHER INSIDE EMPLOYEE WALKED TO THE WAREHOUSE OFFICE, EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED TO THE NORTH DOCK DOOR. HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE MOTIONLESS TRAILER, HIS RIG HT HAND ON THE DACK WALL, AND STUCK HIS HEAD THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER AND THE DOCK WALL. THE DRIVER PICKED THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT TO BA
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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