OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438930
SAMSUNG AIR CONDITIONING
PAGO PAGO, AS·
Event description
Employee is killed when pinned between vehicle and backhoe
Investigation abstract
At 1:30 p.m. on January 20, 2022, an employee was trying to start a vehicle. The employee stood in front of the vehicle, opened the hood, and touched something in the engine that caused the vehicle to lunge forward, pinning him between the vehicle and a backhoe that was parked in front of the vehicle. The employee was killed when crushed between the vehicle and the backhoe.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 503
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