OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217327
AGGREGATE PRODUCTS COMPANY
PHOENIX, AZ—
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK AND TRAILER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOOKING A TRAILER TO A DIESEL TRUCK (KENWORTH W923, LICENSE #2RF 952 AZ). USING THE ENGINE JOG BUTTON ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BODY, EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO BACK THE TRUCK UP TO THE TRAILER. THE TRUCK STARTED, PINNING EMPLOYEE # 1 BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER. THE TRUCK BACKED UP 115 FEET BEFORE A BYSTA NDER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED SEVERE CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE U PPER CHEST AREA AND WAS NEARLY DECAPITATED. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY HE TURNED THE IG NITION SWITCH "ON" BEFORE USING THE ENGINE JOG BUTTON.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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