OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532998

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

HATO REY, PR— 1984-11-27T00:00:00

Event: WHEEL, MAINTENANCE, JUMP START, PINNED, MECHANIC, STARTED IN GEAR, CRUSHED, TRUCK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1754357
Employer profile: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Summary number: 14532998
Report ID: 215300

Event description

TRUCK STARTED IN GEAR; MECHANIC CRUSHED AGAINST COLUMN

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC AT A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACI LITY OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. HE HAD INSTALLED A REBUILT MOTOR IN A 5 TON FOR D TRUCK, SERIAL NO. 5801337. HE WAS TRYING TO START THE ENGINE BY POURING GASOLI NE INTO THE CARBURETOR AND BYPASSING THE SOLENOID WITH A SCREWDRIVER. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED AND JUMPED FORWARD, CRUSHING THE MECHANIC AGAINST A BUILDING CO LUMN WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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