OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470736
AIR PRESSURE,BRAKE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Event description
Employee killed when run over by dump truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was loading an equipment trailer when the foreman moved a dump truck to finish loading it. The tank pressure for the dump truck's air brakes was not adequate and the truck rolled down a grade while under power, with the operator steering to avoid workers on the right side of the driveway. Employee #1, who w as working on the left side, was struck by the truck and fell under its rear whe els. He was crushed and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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