OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347660
MAGIC CITY TRUCKING SERVICE, INC.
HUNTSVILLE, AL·
Event description
Truck spotter killed by backing truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a truck spotter, was spotting trucks that were unloading material f or a section of a new highway that was being filled with fill dirt. Employee #1 was struck and entirely crushed by a 1988 Mack truck, DM69S, serial #1M2b183CXJM 002368 that was backing up. Although Employee #1 was improperly trained, the tru ck driver was responsible for causing the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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