OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391510

HEAD,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL

1988-06-01T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14391510
Report ID: 625700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY VACUUM TRUCK

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on a three-wheel industrial-use bicycle. As he came near the cor ner of a warehouse building, a vacuum-type truck approached from the opposite si de. Employee #1 attempted to stop; however, in doing so, he fell beneath the rea r wheels of the truck. The rotating wheels of the truck crushed his head killing him.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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