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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557540

BACK-UP ALARM,BACKING UP,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK

Event
BACK-UP ALARM,BACKING UP,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRUCK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14557540
Report ID
653510

Event description

Employee killed when struck by backing dump truck

Investigation abstract

On the morning of June 28, 1985, an overlay of sealant was being applied at a ci ty street improvement project. Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by a ba cking dump truck.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    843
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  4. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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