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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490791

CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

Event
CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14490791
Report ID
215800

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 11:20 a.m. on October 1, 1988, Employee #1 was crossing a roadw ay when he was struck and run over by a dump truck that was backing up. Employee #1 was killed. The dump truck was driven by an independent contractor. Eyewitne sses and a post-accident inspection of the vehicle determined that the back-up s ignal alarm was functioning.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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