Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report
Product involved: Dump Truck
What happened: A maintenance worker was killed when the raised bed of a dump truck fell onto him due to the failure of a hydraulic fitting which allowed the hydraulic pressure to drop rapidly
Injuries: Death
Recommendations: A check valve on the hydraulic system would have prevented loss of pressure due to the fitting failure. Also additional means of supporting the weight of the truck bed would have prevented the bed from falling when the hydraulic fitting failed.
OSHA/Standard violations?: unknown
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