OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481667
HIGHWAY,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,COMMUNICATION,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee struck and killed by truck on highway
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were moving a Caterpillar 215 backhoe across Route 72. Employee #1 was picking up tires from the roadway and failed to see or hear an oncoming coal truck. He was struck and killed by the truck.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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