OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308647
SUBURBAN TRANSIT CORP.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ·
Event description
MECHANIC KILLED WHEN BUS ON TEST DRIVE BACKED OVER HIM
Investigation abstract
On August 16, 1988, Employee #1 a mechanic employed by Suburban Transit Corporat ion was killed when a coworker test driving a bus backed over him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 85 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 507
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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