Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14414452

STROHMYER EXCAVATING CO., INC.

Event
BACK-UP ALARM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101856839
Employer profile
STROHMYER EXCAVATING CO., INC.
Summary number
14414452
Report ID
728900

Event description

Employee killed when run over by truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 borrowed a hammer from a truck driver to replace some grade stakes. The truck driver then started to back his truck to where the employee wanted its load of dirt dumped. The driver did not see the Employee #1, who was bent over looking for a pin, and backed over him. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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