OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332340
METROMONT MATERIALS CORP.
ATHENS, GA—
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF TRAILER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN SENT UNDER A GREAT DANE EXPANDABLE TRAILER TO REMOVE THE PI NS WHICH HELD THE TRAILER IN AN EXPANDED CONDITION. SINCE THE TRUCK'S BRAKES WER E NOT WORKING, A CRANE WAS BEING USED TO SLIGHTLY LIFT THE TRAILER, TAKING WEIGH T OFF THE SPRINGS, SO THAT TRAILER COULD BE MORE EASILY CLOSED (TELESCOPED). NO PRECAUTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT THE TRAILER FROM CLOSING UP UNTIL THE EMPL OYEE COULD GET CLEAR OF THE TRAILER. AS SOON AS HE KNOCKED THE PINS OUT OF THE F RAME, THE TRAILER CLOSED UP AND CRUSHED HIM BETWEEN DESCENDING STRUCTURAL MEMBER S WHICH CAME TOGETHER. HE WAS KILLED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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