OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14504401

MO-KAN DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC.

KANSAS CITY, MO— 1985-09-04T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, TRAILER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17590209
Employer profile: MO-KAN DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 14504401
Report ID: 728500

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TRAILER'S WHEELS AND FRAME

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BY TO ASSIST ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS LEVELING A "PUP", WHICH WAS TO BE HOOKED BEHIND A 40 FOOT SEMI-TRAILER. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACK ING UP SLOWLY TO THE HOOK-UP POSITION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WATCHI NG THE OTHER EMPLOYEE (ON THE LEFT SIDE) AS HE WORKED A CRANK TO LEVEL THE PUP. FOR SOME REASON, EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND PUP. HE WAS STRUCK AN D CRUSHED TO DEATH BEFORE THE DRIVER COULD STOP. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FO R EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIONS. HE HAD MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DOING AND SUPERVISING T HIS TYPE OF WORK. THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING COND ITION.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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