A 55-year-old security officer was killed when he was apparently run over by the pickup truck he had been driving. He was patrolling a municipal power maintenance facility when the incident occurred. He apparently backed into a trailer and damaged the driver side door of the pickup and then drove the truck approximately 50-60 feet away from the trailer. He apparently got out of the truck and was walking back to the trailer to check for damage when the truck rolled backwards, knocking him to the ground. An employee who was driving by the facility noticed the truck and checked out the incident. He checked the victim and found no pulse or other signs of life. He called 911 who immediately responded. The Nebraska Department of Labor investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences employers and employees should: (1) Insure vehicle transmission is securely in 'park' before exiting the vehicle. (2) Insure the vehicle emergency brake is set if the vehicle is left running and unattended. (3) Consider requiring vehicle engines to be shut off before exiting vehicles.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Nebraska: Security Guard Run Over by Own Truck
1998
4 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Industrial Safety Engineering , Plant Design & Maintenance , Security guards , Industrial plants , Fatalities , Accident investigations , Pickup trucks , Nebraska , Gear shift levers , Traumatic injuries , Accident causes , Backup warning devices , Nebraska FACE Investigation 98010