OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336135
M.E. HUNTER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
NORCROSS, GA·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by out-of-control truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was a foreman of a crew installing guardrail anchors. The employees had dug a hole adjacent to the paved shoulder of a three lane road. Employee #1 was walking toward his truck, which was parked on the paved shoulder, when he wa s struck by a pickup truck. The driver was out of control and had come across tw o lanes of traffic when he struck Employee #1. No signs or cones were in place i n the area. The employees were not wearing orange vests.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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