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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #747568

OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRUCK,RUN OVER,COMMUNICATION,BACKING UP,TRUCK DRIVER

Event
OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,TRUCK,RUN OVER,COMMUNICATION,BACKING UP,TRUCK DRIVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
747568
Report ID
933800

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was signaling a truck driver who was backing up the truck. Although Employee #1 moved out of sight, the driver failed to stop and continued backing. Employee #1 was run over and killed.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #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

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