OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494686
TREES INC
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between truck body and frame
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had raised the bed of a 1978 Ford 2-ton dump truck to add hydraulic fluid to the truck's hydraulic system reservoir. The bed descended, catching him between the dump body and truck frame. Employee #1, who was working alone, died of crushing neck injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident. A 12-ton ja ck, which was supposed to be used to support the raised dump body, was found in an upright position on the ground, 2 ft from Employee #1. The jack had apparentl y not been used.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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