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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #777854

CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

Event
CONSTRUCTION,DUMP TRUCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
777854
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Investigation abstract

On July 5, 1988, Employee #1, a grader operator, was preparing a roadway in Prov o, UT, for asphalt. While he was working, a dump truck drove up. Knowing the dri ver, Employee #1 went over to talk. After talking for a few minutes, Employee #1 started back to the grader. He was walking in back of the truck just as the dri ver started to back up. Employee #1 was hit and run over by the left rear duals. He was taken to Provo Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:30 p.m.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    20
    Occupation code
    594
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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