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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557730

BACK-UP ALARM,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

Event
BACK-UP ALARM,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14557730
Report ID
653510

Event description

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING ASPHALT TRUCK

Investigation abstract

A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WAS PAVING THE PASSING LANE OF I-40, EAST OF CUERVO, NEW MEX ICO. A BELLY DUMP TRUCK WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF HOT MIX ASPHALT. THE WIND WAS B LOWING THE PETRO MAT UP. THREE EXTRA LABORERS WERE ASSIGNED THE JOB OF THROWING SOME MIX ON IT TO HOLD IT DOWN. THE DUMP TRUCK WAS NEW AND HAD NOT YET BEEN FITT ED WITH A BACK UP ALARM. NEITHER THE DUMPER PERSON OR THE TRUCK DRIVER COULD SEE EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS TRYING TO HOLD THE MAT DOWN AS THE TRUCK BACKED UP. EMPLOY EE #1 WAS STRUCK AND RUN OVER BY THE REAR WHEEL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    594
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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