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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341929

WHEEL,AGRICULTURE,TRUCK CRANE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

Event
WHEEL,AGRICULTURE,TRUCK CRANE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14341929
Report ID
418800

Event description

Harvester killed by backing truck-mounted crane

Investigation abstract

The operator of a truck-mounted crane was backing on a canal road to get in posi tion to lift a tub of fruit, when he struck Employee #1, a harvester, walking in the road. The dual rear wheels ran over Employee #1 and he died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 15 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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