OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221652191
SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY- UHCC
SYRACUSE, NY·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by trailer
Investigation abstract
At 3:30 p.m. on March 13, 2024, an employee was working at her regularly assigned location at the health care center. At 3:41 p.m., the employee exited the back door of the center, walked through the parking lot and then walked south towards the 500 block of Harrison Street. The employee proceeded to cross Harrison Street from north to south and walked directly into the westbound lane, where she was struck by a trailer with steal ramps. The trailer was being towed by a Chevy Silverado pickup truck driving west at approximately 25 mph. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the left side of her head and chest and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 F
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 174
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