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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14264295

CONSTRUCTION,BACK,RUN OVER,TIRE

Event
CONSTRUCTION,BACK,RUN OVER,TIRE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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