OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14563795

EARTHMOVING EQUIP,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,BACKING UP

1985-04-15T00:00:00

Event: EARTHMOVING EQUIP,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14563795
Report ID: 453710

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN CATERPILLAR AND DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A MODEL 963 CATERPILLAR DOWN A GRADE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ST ANDING BEHIND A DUMP TRUCK. THE CATERPILLAR DRIVER BACKED INTO THE DUMP TRUCK, C RUSHING EMPLOYEE #1.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
804

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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