OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503643

BACK-UP ALARM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

1987-07-30T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14503643
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing near a water tanker when a dump truck loaded with concr ete backed over him. He was killed. The dump truck was not equipped with an audi ble back-up alarm.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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