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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308647

BUS,REPAIR,MECHANIC,TORSO,CRUSHED,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

Event
BUS,REPAIR,MECHANIC,TORSO,CRUSHED,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14308647
Report ID
213400

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

  1. #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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