Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1185032 - Greenes Cartage Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1185032

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 06/12/1984

Site Address:
Greenes Cartage Co Inc
2804 Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL 35660

Mailing Address:
P O Box 2526, Muscle Shoals, AL 35660

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7513

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/12/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360535405

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14350151

Event: 06/07/1984

CABOVER TRACTOR RAN OVER MECHANIC

AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON JUNE 7, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE COMPANY GARAGE AND IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING A CABOVER TRUCK CAB ON AN G.M.C. TRACTOR. HE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACTOR BETWEEN THE FUEL SADDLE TANK AND THE RIGHT DUAL TANDEM WHEELS. HE WAS OPERATING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROLS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUCK CAB. AS THE CAB CLOSED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A RETAINER CLIP LOCATED AT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, ON THE SLEEPING COMPARTMENT WALL, BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. THE BELT PULLED THE LEVER, SHIFTING THE TRUCK INTO GEAR. THE TRACTOR ENGINE WAS IDLING AT THE TIME, SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD PERFORM HIS TASK. WHEN THE TRUCK'S GEARS WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE STARTED FORWARD, RUNNING OVER EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, TRACTOR TRAILER, ENTANGLED, TRACTOR--TRUCK, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1185032			Fatality	Concussion	Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.

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