OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #975797

DELIVERY WORK,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,SLIPPERY SURFACE,PICKUP TRUCK,UTILITY POLE,INATTENTION,POOR VISIBILITY

1989-06-03T00:00:00

Event: DELIVERY WORK,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,SLIPPERY SURFACE,PICKUP TRUCK,UTILITY POLE,INATTENTION,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 975797
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee dies in motor vehicle accident on rainy night

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:46 p.m. on June 3, 1989, Employee #1, a 17-year-old pizza de liveryman, was driving east in a company-owned Toyota pickup truck when he cross ed over into the westbound lane and struck a utility pole. He died instantly. It was raining that night.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 17 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
29

Occupation code
444

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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