OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694414

BACK-UP ALARM,VEHICLE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

1986-10-03T00:00:00

Event: BACK-UP ALARM,VEHICLE,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 694414
Report ID: 355114

Event description

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS MOVING FROM ONE WORK AREA TO ANOTHER, WALKED DOWN THE CENTE R OF A PARKING LOT AND PAST A DUMP TRUCK. EXCEPT FOR THE DUMP TRUCK, THE PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY. THE TRUCK DRIVER LOOKED AT HIS REAR VIEW MIRRORS AND, NOT SEEING ANYONE, BEGAN BACKING UP AT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE BACK-UP ALARM OPERATED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK STRUCK AND RAN OVER EMPLOYEE #1.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
805

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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