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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14518849

FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,TRACTOR TRAILER,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,TRUCK DRIVER

Event
FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,TRACTOR TRAILER,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,TRUCK DRIVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14518849
Report ID
625700

Event description

Employee killed when truck backs over him

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 9, 1984, Employee #1 was directing a backing Ford F800 tractor trailer that was loaded with wooden components from a dismant led cooling tower. He was on the ground behind the trailer, but was in view of t he driver's side rearview mirror. The truck driver looked momentarily into the p assenger's side mirror, and then back to the driver's side mirror. Employee #1 w as not in sight. The driver stopped the truck, got out, and found Employee #1 ly ing under the trailer. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures and was killed. T here were no witnesses to the accident.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    2

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