OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535298

EJECTED,COLLAPSE,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,DUMP TRUCK,FALL,UNSTABLE SOIL,HIGHWAY SHOULDER

1986-09-22T00:00:00

Event: EJECTED,COLLAPSE,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,DUMP TRUCK,FALL,UNSTABLE SOIL,HIGHWAY SHOULDER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14535298
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee killed when thrown from vehicle

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a dump truck, traveling east on U.S. Highways 85 and 1 4A in Deadwood, SD. When he drove onto the shoulder of the road, the roadway gav e way and the truck fell approximately 100 feet. The seat broke loose, and Emplo yee #1 was thrown from the vehicle. He was killed on impact.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 F

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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