OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14200539
VICTOR TEMPORARY SERVICES
WHITE MARSH, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY BULLDOZER
Investigation abstract
On August 16, 1988 Employee #1 was employed by Vector Temporary Services and was assigned to work at an Enviro-Gro Technologies land reclamation site where he w as to check loads of fill material for prohibited substances. Employee #1 was wa lking between two trucks that were 15 to 20 ft apart at the base of the 145 ft f ill area when a Fiat Allis model HD 21 C bulldozer backed down the fill and ran over and killed Employee #1. The bulldozer had no operable horn or backup alarm.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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