OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14415285
INDEPENDENT STAVE CO INC
LEBANON, MO—
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WASHING AND SERVICING VEHICLES. HE FINISHED ONE TRUCK, PARKED IT ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND PROCEEDED TO BEGIN SERVICING A SECOND TRACTOR TRAILER WHICH WAS PARKED ABOUT 40 FEET BEHIND THE FIRST ONE. WHILE EMMPLOYEE #1 WAS WASH ING THE SECOND UNIT, THE FIRST TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE AND CRUSHED EMPLOYE E #1 AGAINST THE TRUCK HE WAS WASHING. IN AN APPARENT RUSH TO FINISH HIS WORK, E MPLOYEE #1 IS PRESUMED TO HAVE FAILED TO PROPERLY SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE FIRST TRACTOR TRAILER.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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