OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512164

HEAD,TAILGATE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY

1985-04-17T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,TAILGATE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14512164
Report ID: 521110

Event description

Employee killed when struck by tailgate

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:35 p.m. on April 17, 1985, Employee #1 was standing by the ta ilgate of a dump truck as a coworker tried to close it with a Caterpillar loader . The tailgate swung free, striking Employee #1 in the head and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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