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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004969

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,CONSTRUCTION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Event
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,CONSTRUCTION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,HIGHWAY SHOULDER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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