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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #816843

PINNED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,LOADING DOCK

Event
PINNED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,LOADING DOCK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
816843
Report ID
112000

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by truck

Investigation abstract

Employees were directing a tractor trailer into a loading dock when Employee #1, for no apparent reason, jumped between the tractor trailer and the loading dock in an attempt to access the loading dock. The truck pinned the employee against the loading dock. His upper body was crushed and he died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 71 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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