OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14457048
THOMAS J KITTO SR
WEST JORDAN, UT—
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN TRACTOR AND TRAILER.
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND THE TRAILER TRYING TO RELEASE THE FIFTH WHEEL CLAMP TO HOOK UP THE TRAILER. HIS SON (NOT AN EMPLOYEE) WAS ASKED TO PULL THE TRACTOR FORWARD. HE PULLED IT FORWARD AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT IN ADVERTENTLY PLACED IT IN REVERSE. THE TRACTOR JUMPED BACK, PINNING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE TRACTOR FIFTH WHEEL AND THE FRAME RAIL OF THE GOOSENECK ON THE LOWBO Y TRAILER. THE TRACTOR WAS A 1979 PETERBILT, SER #124685 P. THE EMPTY WEIGHT IS 19,000 POUNDS. THE TRAILER WAS A 1981 JEEP, SER #CC81241. THE EMPTY WEIGHT IS 27 .000 POUNDS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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