OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #967034
FRACTURE,REPAIR,BRAKE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,DUMP TRUCK,TRACTOR,RUN OVER
Event description
Employee dies after being run over by dump truck
Investigation abstract
On March 9, 1989, Employee #1 was making a temporary repair to the dump controls of a White freight liner. The bolt securing the hydraulic control arm had falle n out and the dump body was stuck in a raised position. The employee had set the trailer brake, but not the tractor brake. He positioned himself forward of the two rear left tractor wheels and moved the hydraulic lever to line up the bolt h oles. The dump body started to come down and, since the trailer brake was on, th e tractor rolled forward over Employee #1's pelvic and abdominal areas. He was h ospitalized with multiple fractures and died on April 3, 1989 from infection and other complications.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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