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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14446272

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,CONSTRUCTION,COLLISION,LACERATION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL,LEG

Event
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,CONSTRUCTION,COLLISION,LACERATION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14446272
Report ID
453710

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)

  1. #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
  2. #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
  3. #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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