OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550446
CHOCK,REPAIR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,UNIVERSAL JOINT
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY DUMP TRUCK
Investigation abstract
TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WERE DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK AT THE JOB SITE WHEN THE TRUC K'S UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STOP ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE TW O WORKERS GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND CRAWLED UNDERNEATH IT TO TRY TO FIX IT. THE T RUCK ROLLED DOWN THE SLIGHT INCLINE, RUNNING OVER EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS KILLED. E MPLOYEE #2 WAS NOT INJURED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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