Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14414858

FRED WEBER INC

Event
HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COLLISION, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FLATBED TRUCK
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1458454
Employer profile
FRED WEBER INC
Summary number
14414858
Report ID
729300

Event description

Employee killed when flatbed struck by truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was picking up traffic cones while situated on a 2 1/2 ft square pla tform attached to the back of a flatbed truck that was also towing a portable ex it sign. The driver of another truck apparently misjudged the speed and distance of the flatbed and struck the portable sign trailer, pushing it into the flatbe d. Employee #1 was caught between the sign trailer and flatbed, and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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