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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352165

CHEST,HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRUCK,FALL,LOST CONTROL,RUN OVER,TRUCK DRIVER

Event
CHEST,HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRUCK,FALL,LOST CONTROL,RUN OVER,TRUCK DRIVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14352165
Report ID
418400

Event description

Employee killed when run over by water wagon

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a 1954 Euclid 42 ft 6 in. long, 4,500 gallon water wagon, model #17754, serial #89W6637, to wet down a road under construction. He apparen tly suffered some type of physical seizure and fell 4 ft 4 in. from the operator 's seat to the ground. The water wagon was in motion, and Employee #1's head and upper chest were crushed by the rear wheels. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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