OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291579

MARTIN BROTHERS CONTRACTORS, INC.

ROANOKE, VA— 1985-08-30T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CRUSHED, NECK, FLATBED TRUCK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3317369
Employer profile: MARTIN BROTHERS CONTRACTORS, INC.
Summary number: 14291579
Report ID: 355118

Event description

Employee crushed and killed when truck bed fell

Investigation abstract

Between approximately 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. on August 30, 1985, Employee #1 had fin ished unloading plywood from the bed of the company's 1979 GMC 9-ton flatbed tru ck. The bed was in the UP position and the motor was off. Employee #1 apparently got under the unsupported bed and was either inspecting the undercarriage or wa s tampering with the lift mechanism when the bed fell. He sustained crushing inj uries to his upper back and lower neck areas. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
805

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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