OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461172

CLEARANCE,GIRDER,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,DUMP TRUCK BED

1986-04-22T00:00:00

Event: CLEARANCE,GIRDER,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT,DUMP TRUCK BED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14461172
Report ID: 257250

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by falling girder

Investigation abstract

On April 22, 1986, Employee #1 was driving a Caterpillar dump truck, model #769, with its bed in the upright position. The bed struck the neutral cable of the e lectric lines and the girders of a bridge under construction. A girder fell onto the truck cab, striking Employee #1. He died 2 hours later.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
859

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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