OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689455

FRACTURE,RIB,STRUCK BY,ARM,PICKUP TRUCK,LEG

1988-08-12T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,RIB,STRUCK BY,ARM,PICKUP TRUCK,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 689455
Report ID: 552700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by pickup truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 12, 1988, Employee #1 was standing at an op en sewer manhole in the middle of the street preparing for sewer maintenance. A pickup truck moving up the road toward the aerial lift bridge struck him. Employ ee #1 was killed, sustaining multiple internal injuries and fractured arms, legs , and ribs-left side.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
6

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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