Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108839564 - Hayes Wheel

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108839564

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 12/19/1990

Site Address:
Hayes Wheel
428 Seiberling Street
Akron, OH 44306

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/19/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/22/1991

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 687731

Event: 12/18/1990

Employee is crushed to death by rolling truck

Employee #1, the driver of a semi-trailer truck, was delivering steel products loaded on a tarp-covered trailer. He backed the vehicle several feet from the dock so there would be space behind the trailer for him to remove the tie-downs and the tailgate. Before the employee could climb onto the truck, it rolled and crushed him to death against the dock. It has been determined that the only way the truck could roll is if the employee improperly used only the hand valve brake, which is designed to gradually retract, then release. A witness, the driver who was summoned to move the truck from the scene, stated that the cab brakes, the trailer brakes, and the hand valve brakes were not set. There was no evidence that the truck's braking systems were defective. The hand valve brake was not an acceptable parking brake.

Keywords: BRAKE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, TRUCK DRIVER, HAND BRAKE, TRAILER TRUCK, CRUSHED, TRUCK, LOADING DOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108839564					Occupation Not Listed

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