OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484281

OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

1986-10-24T00:00:00

Event: OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14484281
Report ID: 213100

Event description

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PART OF A CREW WHICH WAS PAVING THE PARKING LOT OF THE FLOWER TI ME NURSERY, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF ROUTE 300 AND MEADOW HILL ROAD IN NEWBURGH, NEW YORK. HE WAS STANDING BEHIND A DUMP TRUCK, WAITING FOR A LOAD OF ASPHALT. T HE OPERATOR OF THE 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK INADVERTENTLY BACKED INTO AND OVER EMPLOY EE #1, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
9

Part of body
2

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
2

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