Fatality Narrative: Construction Equipment Mechanic Killed While Working Under Truck

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On July 26, 2007, a construction equipment mechanic working under a truck was killed when the truck he was working on rolled forward, pinning him between the differential and the ground. The 49-year-old victim had thirty years experience as a mechanic and had been employed as a mechanic by a site preparation contractor for three years. The victim was working alone under a flatbed truck at a job site making repairs to a 2-speed electric motor. The electric motor was located under the front left half of the differential housing. He removed the motor from the housing and then removed the rear u-joint that attaches the driveline to the differential. The truck, which was parked on a 1% to 2% incline, was in gear and the parking brake was engaged, but the wheels were not chocked or blocked. The parking brake on this truck was a drum type unit, located behind the transmission, and when engaged it locks the driveline and the differential gears to keep the truck from rolling. When the victim removed the rear u-joint this caused the parking brake to disengage and the truck rolled forward, pinning the victim between the ground and the rear axle differential. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Automobiles
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction
  • Construction workers
  • Hazards
  • Fatalities
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Safety
  • Safety education
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051694
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-76-2008, 2008 Oct; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: construction equipment mechanic killed while working under truck
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228797/cdc_228797_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 46.50 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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