OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686808
BACK-UP ALARM,HEAD,CRUSHED,TRUCK,FALL,RUN OVER,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Event description
RUN OVER BY 1-TON TRUCK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 (A PRISON INMATE) WAS DROPPED OFF ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCI DENT BY THE STATION SUPERVISOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT OFF THE ROAD TO THE SHOULDER TO SIT WITH OTHER INMATES. HE SAW THAT HE HAD DROPPED HIS GLOVE ON THE BARRICADED HIGHWAY. HE WENT BACK TO THE HIGHWAY TO RETRIEVE HIS GLOVE. HE STUMBLED AND FELL BENEATH THE WHEELS OF THE 1 TON TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD PICKED UP RUBBER FROM ANOT HER TRUCK AND WAS BACKING UP TO THE RUBBER MACHINES ON THE HIGHWAY. EMPLOYEE #1 RUSHED TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO PICK UP THE GLOVE HE HAD DROPPED. HE STUMBLED AND FELL BENEATH THE WHEELS OF THE TRUCK. HIS HEAD WAS CRUSHED BENEATH THE WHEE LS AND THE ASPHALT ROAD BED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 594
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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