Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470736

CRYSTAL POOLS, INCORPORATED

Event
AIR PRESSURE, BRAKE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#809319
Employer profile
CRYSTAL POOLS, INCORPORATED
Summary number
14470736
Report ID
316700

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

  1. #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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