The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, October 17th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Rock Springs, WY at Vase Funeral Home Inc.. A 60 year old had been killed when the employee caught under a dump box, was asphyxiated and killed
Accident Date2016-10-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on October 13, 2016, an employee was tightening a hydraulic hose on a dump box 1980 Ford F-350 with a 24 inch crescent wrench and a 12 inch pipe wrench. The employee raised the dump box, noticed the leaking hose, and leaned over the truck frame to tighten the connection. The employee turned the fitting the wrong way which caused the line to loose pressure and the dump box to lower onto the employee. The employee was caught under the box and killed by asphyxiation.