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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445225

CHEST,HEAD,AMPUTATED,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,TRAFFIC BARREL,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,LEG

Event
CHEST,HEAD,AMPUTATED,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,TRAFFIC BARREL,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14445225
Report ID
552700

Event description

STRUCK BY SEMI TRUCK

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A HIGHWAY PATCHING CREW. THEY WERE REPLACING A FUL L PATCH ABOUT 6" DEEP, 12 ' WIDE AND ABOUT 4-50' LONG. TRAFFIC WAS MERGED TO ONE LANE. THERE WERE CONES AND BARRELS ON THE CENTER LINE, DIVIDING THE TRAFFIC. TW O FACTORS WERE PROBABLY INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. FIRST, THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE STEPPED OVER THE CENTER LINE. SECOND, THE SEMI TRUCK WAS CLOSE TO OR OVER THE CE NTER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LEG AND SIDE. THE IMPACT AMPUTAT ED THE RIGHT LEG AT THE HIP, CRUSHED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST AND CRUSHED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS SKULL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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