Auto salvage worker killed by unsecured car on transporter

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE03OR018

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Auto salvage worker killed by unsecured car on transporter

2003/12/05
By Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET)

Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) Less -
Description:

On July 25, 2003, a 37-year-old truck driver for an auto-salvage company was killed when a salvage vehicle rolled off the top deck of his truck during loading. The car was lifted into position by a forklift. The victim was assisting in the loading operation, but had turned toward the rear of the truck, apparently to prepare the lower deck for the next car. Once released from the forklift to the top deck of the truck, the unsecured car immediately rolled backward. The victim was struck in the back of the head and knocked down as the front end of the car fell to the main deck on top of him. His injuries were immediately fatal. The local police, fire and medical examiner were called to the scene. The medical examiner determined the incident to be an industrial accident and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Recommendations: 1. Secure loads to the forklift, and be sure the load is completely secured in the transporter before removing the forklift. 2. A forklift operator must be sure that other workers are clear before releasing a load, particularly if direct line of sight is obscured. 3. Ensure effective communication between loading partners. 4. Employees who demonstrate loss of proficiency should be retrained.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Head-injuries Injuries Injury-prevention NIOSH Region-10 Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-research Traumatic-injuries Work-capability Work-performance
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025)

All (0000) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE03OR018
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Oregon
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

5 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20025905
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2010-113194
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 03OR018, 2003 Dec; :1-5
Federal Fiscal Year:

2004
Performing Organization:

Oregon Department of Human Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

42 - Wholesale Trade - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

2002/09/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-03OR018
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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