Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125915819 - Marvin Trucking

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Investigation Summary

On October 14, 2004, Employee #1, and independent truck driver, and a heavy equipment operator were unloading six drain pipes from the flatbed of Employee #1's truck. The flatbed of the truck was loaded with two front-end and rear sections, consisting of three drain pipes each, weighing approximately 6,000 lbs. Each drain pipe weighed 2,000 lbs. In preparation for the offloading of the drain pipes, he began to release the tie-down straps. As the employee released the last strap that secured the rear section of the drain pipes on the passenger side of the truck, the top drain pipe fell. The equipment operator, who was securing the driver side drain pipes with the front bucket of a skip loader truck, witnessed the pipe fall and went to Employee #1's aid. Employee #1 was pinned underneath the fallen drain pipe. Emergency services were contacted and upon arriving on site pronounced Employee #1 dead.

Keywords: LOADING, DRAIN PIPE, PINNED, TIE WIRE, CRUSHED, PIPE, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, TRUCK DRIVER