OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606376
THE HARDAWAY COMPANY
ADAIRSVILLE, GA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE WORKING ON HIGHWAY KILLED BY PASSING TRUCK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO BLOW SAND, TRASH AND OTHER DEBRIS OFF THE L EFT LANE OF ROUTE I-75 (MILEPOST 303) AT ABOUT 11:30 AM ON MAY 18, 1987. A RYDER TRACTOR PULLING A 12 FOOT WIDE LOW BOY WITH A PORTABLE HOUSE ON BOARD WAS TRAVE LING NORTH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY THE RIG AND KNOCKED FORWARD AB OUT 30 FEET. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 4:15 PM THE SAME DAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INS IDE THE FLASHER BARRICADES WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE PASSING TRACTOR.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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