OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893727
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
ARLINGTON, VA·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by bus
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was standing or walking in the G section of a bus parking lot as a b us was coming around the corner of a building. Before turning left, the driver l ooked in that direction and observed another bus with its back-up lights on. Emp loyee #1, who was wearing dark green coveralls, was to the right of the bus and apparently walked into its path as it began to turn. It was dark and rainy, and the driver did not see him before he heard a thump and then noticed that his rig ht front windshield was cracked. He exited the bus and found Employee #1 lying o n the ground. The employee died of head injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- HEAD (13)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- MOTOR VEHICLE (HWY) (29)
- Occupation
- Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics (507)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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