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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433841

BACK-UP ALARM,AGRICULTURE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FLATBED TRUCK,BACKING UP

Event
BACK-UP ALARM,AGRICULTURE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FLATBED TRUCK,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14433841
Report ID
951510

Event description

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING FLATBED TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SUPERVISING A CREW OF 15 PINEAPPLE HARVESTERS, INCLUDING THE CON VEYOR OPERATOR. HE WAS STRUCK AND RUN OVER BY AN INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER FLEETST AR 2000 FLATBED TRUCK (47,00 GVR), WHICH WAS BACKING DOWN THE ROAD TO PICK UP TH E CREW. THE LEFT REAR DUALS RAN OVER HIM. HE WAS STRUCK AT ABOUT 3:20 PM, AND WA S DECLARED DEAD AT 3:56 PM. THE TRUCK WAS 8 FEET WIDE, BACKING DOWN AN 11 FOOT W IDE ROAD. IT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP ALARM. THE DRIVER SAID THAT HE WAS USING THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS TO NAVIGATE DOWN THE ROAD. HE COULD NOT SEE DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE DOLE PACKAGED FOOD COMPANY, WA HIAWA, HAWAII.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    477
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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