OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001478
FRACTURE,DRIVER,TRUCK,TRACTOR
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY VEHICLE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was southbound on the shoulder of a county highway. Employee #1 was mowing the shoulder with a tractor-mower unit. When Employee #1 came to a bridge , he drove the tractor-mower unit onto the traveled portion of the highway. Empl oyee #2, operating a truck was behind Employee #1 and was also southbound. When Employee #1 pulled onto the highway, Employee #2 struck the rear of Employee #1 tractor-mower unit. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected rear ward, striking the front of the truck operated by Employee #2. Employee #1 died upon impact from massive injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 71 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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