Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610251 - Employee killed when head crushed by falling truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 200610251 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 07/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300446895	07/28/1998	1521	0	Cooper Homes, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was repairing the fuel pumps on a dump truck. In the process, he removed a steel bar that was inserted vertically between the raised dump truck bed and the frame of the dump truck. When the bar was dislodged, the truck body suddenly dropped to the 'down' position, crushing Employee #1's head against the truck frame. He was killed. The dump body was equipped with a bar designed by the manufacturer, but it was rusted in place and was unusable. The truck's hydraulic system was defective, and the hydraulic fluid had drained out of the system, causing all of the dumper's weight to rest on this bar. Employee #1 may have believed that the hydraulic cylinder would hold the dumper's weight once the bar was dislodged. The firm did not have a lockout/tagout program to cover general industry-type activities, such as the events leading to this accident.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, INADEQUATE MAINT, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HYDRAULIC LINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MALFUNCTION, DUMP TRUCK BED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300446895			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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