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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731182

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,DRAGGED,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Event
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,DRAGGED,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,HIGHWAY SHOULDER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
731182
Report ID
551800

Event description

Employee killed when struck by car

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a hole at the side of a highway, running a pump. A ca r struck the employee and dragged him into a ditch. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    585
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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