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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526727

HARPER BROTHERS INC.

Event
WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2456093
Employer profile
HARPER BROTHERS INC.
Summary number
14526727
Report ID
418800

Event description

Employee killed by backing dump truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on October 23, 1985, Employee #1 was cleaning up debr is in an area behind a stationary dump truck. The truck backed up, and he was cr ushed and killed. Employee #1.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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