OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221719420

M SPIEGEL & SONS OIL LLC

POMONA, NY— 2024-10-31T00:00:00

Event: Crushed, Delivery Work, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Fuel Oil, Hip, Knee, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Pelvis, Rolled, Run Over, Struck By, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Unsecured
NAICS: 454310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347854150
Employer profile: M SPIEGEL & SONS OIL LLC
Summary number: 221719420
Report ID: 0216000

Event description

Employee dies from multiple crush injuries when run over by

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 p.m. on October 31, 2024, an employee working as a fuel delivery driver for a fuel oil supplier was delivering heating oil to a residential condominium complex. The site was located on a slight downward incline. After making the delivery, the truck began to move in reverse while the employee was located behind the truck. As a result, the truck backed over the employee. A nearby resident called 911 after the incident occurred. The employee died from crush injuries to his of pelvis, legs and knee. He was discovered with his hand trapped underneath the rear driver side tire.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
856

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