OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #751164
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,CAUGHT BETWEEN,COLLISION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL,UTILITY POLE
Event description
Employee killed when struck by out-of-control car
Investigation abstract
On April 7, 1989, Employee #1, a construction worker, was cutting cement from a street curb when the driver of an automobile lost control and struck him from be hind. He was pinned between the car and a power pole. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 4:00 p.m. the same day.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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