OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388243

BACK-UP ALARM,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

1989-06-30T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14388243
Report ID: 524700

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was crushed to death by a dump truck that was backing down a paved h ighway. The truck's back-up alarm was inoperative.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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