OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #894543
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,LOST BALANCE,RUN OVER,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee killed when run over by construction machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was part of two-man crew that was moving precast bridge sections fro m a loading area to an installation point. While the equipment was in motion, th e employee stepped on a steering bar and lost his footing. He fell to the ground and was partially run over by an outer tire. He remained conscious and was tran sported to the hospital, where he died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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