Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Hispanic Dump-Truck Driver Dies After Being Caught Between Frame and Dump Body of Off-Road Truck While Performing Routine Lubrication in Tennessee

摘要

On June 24, 2002, a 21-year-old Hispanic dump-truck driver (the victim) died after being caught between the frame and dump body of an off-road dump truck while he was performing routine lubrication. On June 25, 2002, officials of the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) notified the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Division of Safety Research (DSR), of the incident. On July 9, 2002, a DSR safety and occupational health specialist met with one of two TOSHA compliance officers who had investigated the incident to discuss the case and to review information collected and photographs taken during the course of the TOSHA investigation. The second TOSHA compliance officer was interviewed by telephone at a later date. The DSR safety and health specialist also met with the company's site superintendent, took photographs of the truck involved in the incident, and observed the company mechanic operate the truck dump body hoist. The sheriff's report was reviewed. An inspection report completed by an authorized representative of the truck manufacturer was reviewed and an operators manual was obtained. The official cause of death was obtained from the death certificate. The victim's foreman was interviewed by telephone several weeks after the DSR site visit.