OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14498109

MID WEST PIPELINE SER INC

PEARLAND, TX— 1985-08-09T00:00:00

Event: REPAIR, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2174910
Employer profile: MID WEST PIPELINE SER INC
Summary number: 14498109
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed when industrial truck falls on him

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a mechanic, was replacing the hydraulic lines on an industrial truc k. He supported the lifting attachment by standing a 4 ft long 4 by 6 oak timber on its end. The upper part of his body was between the frame and the lifting at tachment when the oak timber slipped. The lifting attachment fell, catching him between it and the frame. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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