OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511802

DOYLE HESS CONTRACTING

PLYMOUTH, PA· 1988-11-10T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, ROAD PAVING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #625400
Employer profile: DOYLE HESS CONTRACTING
Summary number: 14511802
Report ID: 625400

Event description

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO KEEP CARS FROM GOING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF A ROAD INTO HOT OIL. AFTER A CHIP SPREADER PASSED EMPLOYEE #1, HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE PAPER FROM A MANHOLE. AT THE SAME TIME, A DUMP TRUCK WAS BACKING TOWARD THE CHI P SPREADER. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD HIS BACK TO THE DUMP TRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DID NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1 AND BACKED OVER HIM, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
594

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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