OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253629
NC DOT, ASHE COUNTY MAINTENANCE
JEFFERSON, NC·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by backing truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was walking behind a dump truck that was backing up. The truck hit E mployee #1 and knocked him to the ground. The truck's rear wheels then ran over Employee #1's chest, causing internal injuries from which he died 3 days later.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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