OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515480

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

1984-03-30T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,WORK RULES,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14515480
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 30, 1984, Employee #1, of Gulf Constructors International, was walking toward a multi-story building under construction. A M ack dump truck with a 20 yard capacity, owned and operated by Dean's Trucking Co ., was backing up more than 50 feet to deposit a full load of sand. Employee #1 was knocked face down by the truck and run over the entire length of his body. H e was killed. The truck did not have a back-up alarm.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
11

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
16

Task assigned
1

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