OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #894113
GARBAGE TRUCK,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee dies after being struck by refuse truck at landfill
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:50 p.m. on January 3, 1990, Employee #1 was directing refuse trucks at the county landfill. After signaling a truck to back up and dump its l oad, Employee #1 turned away and started walking behind the truck. The truck dri ver did not see Employee #1 walking behind the truck and backed it over Employee #1. Employee #1 died from his injuries on January 6, 1990.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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