OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14427405
HIGHWAY,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,CONSTRUCTION,TRAFFIC CONTROL,TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee killed when run over by truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was directing traffic along a highway. A vehicle came down the side of the highway, distracting Employee #1 as he was helping a driver back up his t ruck. When Employee #1 turned toward the vehicle, he was struck by the rear of t he backing truck and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 5
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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