OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517411

HIGHWAY,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,HIGHWAY SHOULDER,BACKING UP

1984-10-18T00:00:00

Event: HIGHWAY,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,HIGHWAY SHOULDER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14517411
Report ID: 419700

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on October 8, 1984, Employee #1 was moving cones from a cone truck parked on the shoulder to the center of a highway's two eastbound lanes to block off the exit ramp. An asphalt truck backing up in the blocked-off lane struck Employee #1, knocked him to the ground, and ran over him. He was ki lled.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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