OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #784546
GARBAGE TRUCK,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,LOST BALANCE,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Event description
Employee killed when run over by backing truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was riding on the sanitation truck while the truck was backing up. E mployee #1 moved from the right side step to the back of the truck but lost his footing and handhold. Employee #1 fell behind the truck and was backed over by t he right rear wheel and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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