OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #954537

LOADING,HEAD,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,UNMANNED,LOST CONTROL

1989-05-19T00:00:00

Event: LOADING,HEAD,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,UNMANNED,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 954537
Report ID: 355112

Event description

Employee killed when run over by tractor trailer

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 19, 1989, Employee #1, a company owner, was l oading freight onto his tractor-trailer rig when the trailer began to move. He a ttempted to stop the trailer but fell under its wheels. His head was crushed and he was killed instantly.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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