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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004969

GENESEO TN HIGHWAY DEPT ROAD CREW

Event
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104743968
Employer profile
GENESEO TN HIGHWAY DEPT ROAD CREW
Summary number
1004969
Report ID
253660

Event description

Employee killed when struck by automobile

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:16 a.m. on September 14, 1988, Employee #1, of the Town of Ge neseo Highway Department, and two coworkers were filling holes along the shoulde r of a road. He was struck by a car as he stood by the left rear corner of a tru ck, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 61 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    804
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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