OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352819

TAYLOR MATERIALS & HAULING, INC.

JACHIN, AL· 1986-03-13T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CRUSHED, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, BACKING UP, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100345461
Employer profile: TAYLOR MATERIALS & HAULING, INC.
Summary number: 14352819
Report ID: 418600

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN BACKING DUMP TRUCK AND COMPACTOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A ROLLER-COMPACTOR OPERATOR, WAS PART OF A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CRE W. HE PULLED HIS ROLLER TO WITHIN 4 OR 5 FEET OF THE REAR OF A DUMP TRUCK AND ST OPPED. THE OPERATOR OF THE DUMP TRUCK SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR AND BACKED UP 4 TO 6 FEET. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO HAD DISMOUNTED FROM HIS ROLLER AND WALKED AROUND IN FRONT OF IT, WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE 2 VEHICLES. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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