OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #998484
PREFERRED HOME IMPROVEMENT
HANOVER, MN·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between chassis and dump box
Investigation abstract
On August 27, 1987, Employee #1, a laborer, was dumping roofing debris at a land fill. The dump box on the dump truck would only rise approximately 24 to 30 in. When he went under the dump box to see what was preventing it from lifting fully , he apparently either pulled or touched the lift/lower lever cable. The dump bo x fell against the vehicle chassis, crushing and killing him. Employee #1, who w as not a mechanic, had been aware of the lifting problems the day before. He had been told to empty the load by hand so that mechanics could look at the system.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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