OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14446272
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,CONSTRUCTION,COLLISION,LACERATION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL,LEG
Event description
One killed, one injured by out-of-control automobile
Investigation abstract
At 7:15 a.m. on June 6, 1983, Employee #1 was standing behind barricades separat ing a 7 ft deep trench from an adjacent street. Employee #2 was in the trench, b oring under the heavily traveled street to place a 16 in. sewer line. An automob ile heading south lost control and crashed through the barricades. Employee #1 w as killed instantly when struck by the automobile and debris from the barricades . Employee #2 suffered a minor laceration on his calf. All employees at the site were wearing reflective warning garments. The work area was properly barricaded and appropriate warning signs were posted.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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