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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982611

CLEANING,HOSE

Event
CLEANING,HOSE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
982611
Report ID
257210

Event description

Employee dies while washing truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in a vehicle washing area using a pressure hose to wash a truck. He fell face down on the floor with the pressure hose underneath him, and died immediately.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    505
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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