OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606129
EASTERN UTILITY CONSTRUCTION CO.
SMYRNA, GA·
Event description
Employee killed when caught between vehicle and utility pole
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:45 a.m., Employee #1 signaled a coworker to back an Eastern 1 yee #1 died of blunt force injuries to his abdomen and chest. 10 Reo Reach-All GI-type while Employee #1 remained in view through the left sid e-view mirror. The vehicle had traveled approximately 150 feet when the coworker attempted to move tree limbs that obstructed his view in the left side-view mir ror. The view through the rear window was blocked by the lower boom assembly. Th e coworker kept backing up the vehicle as Employee #1 moved to the right rear si de. At this time, two other employees were about 25 ft in front of the vehicle w hen they lost sight of Employee #1. The coworkers then saw Employee #1 run from behind the vehicle. He was crushed between a utility pole and the vehicle. Emplo
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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