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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733840

HEAD,WORK RULES,RIB,FRACTURE,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

Event
HEAD,WORK RULES,RIB,FRACTURE,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
733840
Report ID
855610

Event description

One employee killed, two injured when struck by truck

Investigation abstract

Employees #1, #2, and #3 had started to work on a pipeline. A 1 ton GMC welding truck rolled approximately 150 ft downhill and struck them. Employee #1 was pinn ed between the truck and the end of the pipe and cut in two. Employee #2 sustain ed fractured ribs and was hospitalized. Employee #3 was struck in the head by a flying part.

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  5. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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