OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14342794

HEAD,VEHICLE,AGRICULTURE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,GUIDE,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

1986-12-08T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,VEHICLE,AGRICULTURE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,GUIDE,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14342794
Report ID: 418800

Event description

CITRUS PICKER RUN OVER BY BACKING VEHICLE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CROSSING BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF CITRUS TREES, DRAGGING A LARGE BAG OF ORANGES. A VEHICLE WAS BACKING IN HER DIRECTION, WITH THE BACK UP ALARM IN OP ERATION. THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S VIEW TO THE REAR WAS OBSTRUCTED, SO HE DID NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO SEEMINGLY IGNORED THE BACK UP ALARM OR MISJUDGED THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, WAS STRUCK AND KILLED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL CR USHED HER HEAD. SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 F

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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