A Mechanic Dies When He is Crushed by the Hydraulic Arm of a Recyclable Refuse Collection Truck

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• Personal Author:
  Cierpich, Hank ; Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura
• Corporate Authors:
  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch
• Description:
  A truck mechanic died from injuries received when he was crushed by a hydraulic arm on a recyclable refuse collection truck. The victim was troubleshooting an operational malfunction reported by the truck operator and placed himself between the hydraulic mechanism and the collection bin mounted on the front of the truck. The hydraulic mechanism activated and retracted, crushing the victim. The hydraulic arm and related components were purchased by the employer seven months prior to the incident. The specific training from the manufacturer on operations and servicing had not yet been given to the victim. The CA/FACE investigator determined that, in order to prevent future occurrences, mechanics that troubleshoot equipment malfunctions should: 1. Stay out of the pinch points of energized mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic devices. 2. Receive specific training from the vendor or manufacturer on the equipment on which they will be performing maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Automobile-repair-shops Hydraulic-equipment Injuries Injury-prevention Mechanics OSHA Region 9 Training Traumatic-injuries Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Hispanic ; Foreign Born Workers ; Energy Production ; Prevention through Design (PtD) ; Waste Management and Remediation Services ; Motor Vehicles - Refuse Truck
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE10CA005
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040838
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2012-110744
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 10CA005, 2011 Feb ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e56f7c5fb70086e513fb069e455c12de66f0db4d018bc54de0db4cfb4d59f0227c7c8f5881454d9f149959f338953e9a37cdf4caf0c91e4a27fc2c6686cf2a0d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/165208/cdc_165208_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 405.46 KB ]