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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516801

BRAKE,AGRICULTURE,SPEEDING,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY

Event
BRAKE,AGRICULTURE,SPEEDING,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14516801
Report ID
420600

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY DUMP TRUCK IN A TOMATO FIELD

Investigation abstract

A CREW OF SEVEN FARM WORKERS WAS PICKING UP TRASH IN A TOMATO FIELD. AFTER THE D UMP TRUCK THEY WERE USING WAS FILLED IT WAS TAKEN TO A DUMP AREA AND EMPTIED. ON THE RETURN TRIP, THE DRIVER APPARENTLY OVERSHOT THE TURN INTO THE FIELD, DROVE INTO THE TOMATO ROWS AND RAN DOWN ONE OF THE WORKERS STANDING THERE. THE WORKER HAD EITHER "FROZEN" IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, OR HAD MOVED INTO ITS PATH. HE WAS FA TALLY INJURED. THE TRUCK'S BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERABLE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    479
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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