OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14270060

BACK-UP ALARM,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,HIP,LEG

1984-08-02T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,HIP,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14270060
Report ID: 112000

Event description

STRUCK BY MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE NUMBER ONE WAS LEVELING SMALL PILES OF ROAD RESURFACING MATERIAL WITH A RAKE/BROOM ON A ROAD RESURFACING JOB. A DUMP TRUCK BACKING UP STRUCK EMPLOYEE # 1, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND AND ROLLING OVER HIS UPPER LEGS AND HIPS. THE TRUC KED WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP ALARM WHICH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME OF T HE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED CRUSHING INJURIES OF THE LEGS AND HIP. AN ART ERY WAS SEVERED AND THE KIDNEY WAS RUPTURED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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