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*  Produced by:  New Brunswick Occupational Health                  *  
*                and Safety Commission                              *  
*  Provided by:  Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety *  
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INFO ALERT:  22 (NB)  
  
DATE:  June 1988  
  
  
*** HAZARD SUMMARY:  WORKER CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES ***  
  
  A foreman lost his life when he was crushed bewtween a truck and a  
  storage van.  He had unloaded his 1/2 ton truck and drove it forward  
  away from the van so he could close the van door.  He left the engine  
  running and the gear shift lever in park.  
  
  While he was closing the van door, the gear shift lever of the idling  
  truck moved from the park position to the reverse position.  This  
  resulted in the truck backing up and crushing the worker against the  
  van.  Failure to correct a previously recognized safety defect (shift  
  linkage malfunction) may have contributed to this fatality.  
  
  
*** APPLICABLE SECTION(S) OF INDUSTRIAL REGULATIONS ***  
  
  1.  All workers are to be trained to recognize and avoid hazards  
      associate with their work.  (Subsection 9(2)(b) OHS Act)  
  
  2.  Workers should not place themselves in areas which could prove  
      harmful to their health and safety, including entrapment.  
  
  3.  Motor vehicles should be properly maintained on a regular basis  
      and when repairs to safety related components cannot be made  
      immediately, the vehicle should be removed from service.  
  
  4.  When motor vehicles are left unattened, the motor should be turned  
      off and the emergency brake applied.  
  
  
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