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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14264295

KLEVEN CONSTRUCTION INC

Event
CONSTRUCTION, BACK, RUN OVER, TIRE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#103782603
Employer profile
KLEVEN CONSTRUCTION INC
Summary number
14264295
Report ID
950411

Event description

Employee killed when run over by Ditch Witch

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a Ditch Witch operator and construction crew foreman, was run over by the Ditch Witch he was operating. The left rear tire of the machine stopped o n the middle of his back, leaving him unable to breathe. Employee #1 died the ev ening of January 25, 1989.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    843
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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