OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14300594
BACK-UP ALARM,AGRICULTURE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Event description
EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK AT SUGAR CANE FARM
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE THE CANE HAUL SHOP LUNCH ROOM, WAITING TO UNLOAD HIS TRUC K AT THE WASHER. THE WASHER CONTROLLER SIGNALED FOR HIM TO UNLOAD HIS TRUCK. HE LEFT THE BUILDING AND WALKED BEHIND THE ROCK AND MUD DUMP TRUCK, WHICH WAS REFUE LING. THE DUMP TRUCK BEGAN TO BACK UP TO THE ROCK AND MUD CONVEYOR, 100 YARDS AW AY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUN OVER. NO SPOTTER WAS PRESENT TO HELP THE DUMP TRUCK OPE RATOR BACK UP, NOR WAS A BACK-UP ALARM IN USE ON THE DUMP TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WO RKED FOR THE HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL AND SUGAR COMPANY OF PAIA, HAWAII.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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